Civil Code Art. 24: Human Relations (n)

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 24
Topic: Human Relations (n)
Book: Preliminary Title
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Human Relations (n)
Year: 1949

The provision

In all contractual, property or other relations, when one of the parties is at a disadvantage on account of his moral dependence, ignorance, indigence, mental weakness, tender age or other handicap, the courts must be vigilant for his protection.

Cases applying this article

Amparo S. Cruz; Ernesto Halili; Alicia H. Florencio; Donald Halili; Editha H. Rivera; Ernesto Halili v. Angelito S. Cruz G.R. No. 211153
Miguel Katipunan v. Braulio Katipunan, Jr. G.R. No. 132415

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