Philippine Civil Code Art. 2156: Quasi-contracts

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Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 2156
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

If the payer was in doubt whether the debt was due, he may recover if he proves that it was not due. (n)

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If a person pays a debt while genuinely unsure whether it was actually owed, they can still get the payment back—but only if they can prove that the debt was in fact not due. The burden is on the payer to show the obligation did not exist.

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Civil Code, Art. 2156 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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