Article 1157

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Obligations arise from: (1) law, (2) contracts, (3) quasi-contracts, (4) crimes or delicts, (5) quasi-delicts (negligence/tort). All civil obligations come from one of these five sources.

Official text — RA 386

Obligations arise from:

(1) Law;

(2) Contracts;

(3) Quasi-contracts;

(4) Acts or omissions punished by law; and

(5) Quasi-delicts. (1089a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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