- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 24
- Topic
- Human Relations (n)
- Status
- In force
- Book
- Preliminary Title
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Human Relations (n)
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
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.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Directs courts to be especially vigilant in protecting a party who is at a disadvantage in contractual, property, or other relations because of moral dependence, ignorance, poverty, mental weakness, young age, or another handicap. It imposes a duty of judicial watchfulness to shield vulnerable parties from being taken advantage of.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Intellegal Wiki · How the courts apply it
In Miguel Katipunan v. Braulio Katipunan, Jr., the Supreme Court held: Affirmed with modification, holding the deed of absolute sale voidable under Articles 1330 and 1390 because the seller's consent was vitiated by fraud and undue influence given his limited education and mental condition, and ordered restitution of the property and the rentals collected, invoking Article 24's protection of disadvantaged parties.
One leading Supreme Court case applying this provision.
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
- Augusto Benedicto Santos Iii v. Northwest Orient Airlines G.R. No. 101538
- Eugenio R. Reyes v. Librada F. Mauricio (Deceased) G.R. No. 175080
- Manigo K. Ramos v. Spouses Purita G. Alvendia G.R. No. 176706