Text of the provision
Art. 1168. When the obligation consists in not doing, and the obligor does what has been forbidden him, it shall also be undone at his expense.
(1099a)
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
When the obligation is not to do and the debtor does the forbidden act, it shall be undone at their expense.
Related provisions
- Article 1167 — Failure in Obligations to Do.
- Article 1169 — Delay (Mora).
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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