Text of the provision
Art. 1160. Obligations derived from quasi-contracts shall be subject to the provisions of Chapter 1, Title XVII, of this Book.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Obligations from quasi-contracts (lawful, voluntary acts creating an obligation to avoid unjust enrichment) are governed by the Code's Title on quasi-contracts — principally negotiorum gestio (management of another's affairs) and solutio indebiti (payment of what is not due).
Related provisions
- Article 1159 — Obligations From Contracts (Autonomy of Contracts).
- Article 1161 — Obligations From Delicts.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.