- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2154
- Topic
- Quasi-contracts
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XVII EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 1 Quasi-contracts
- Formerly
- Art. 1895 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
If something is received when there is no right to demand it, and it was unduly delivered through mistake, the obligation to return it arises. (1895)
Cases applying this article
- Rosemarie Q. Rey v. Cesar G. Anson
- Yon Mitori International Industries v. Union Bank of the Philippines
- Philippine Stock Exchange v. Antonio K. Litonjua
- Victoria Moreño-Lentfer v. Hans Jurgen Wolff
- Michael Alcantara v. Rustans Supercenters
- Jose Luis G. Yulo v. Arsenia Javier Celo
- Municipality of Cainta v. City of Pasig
- Bank of the Philippine Islands v. Amado M. Mendoza
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.
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