Philippine Civil Code Art. 2155: Quasi-contracts

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Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 2155
Topic: Quasi-contracts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XVII EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Quasi-contracts
Year: 1949

The provision

Payment by reason of a mistake in the construction or application of a doubtful or difficult question of law may come within the scope of the preceding article. (n)

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Paying money because of a mistake in understanding or applying a doubtful or difficult point of law — not only a mistake of fact — can also fall under the rule on the preceding article about payments made by error. This extends recovery of mistaken payments to certain genuine legal misunderstandings.

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Civil Code, Art. 2155 is found in CHAPTER 1 Quasi-contracts of TITLE XVII EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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