Text of the provision
Art. 1172. Responsibility arising from negligence in the performance of every kind of obligation is also demandable, but such liability may be regulated by the courts, according to the circumstances.
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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
Liability for negligence in performing any obligation is also demandable, but the courts may temper it according to the circumstances. Unlike fraud, negligence liability is subject to equitable moderation.
Related provisions
- Article 1171 — Waiver of Future Fraud Is Void.
- Article 1173 — What Negligence Is.
Cases citing this article
- Joseph Harry Poole-Blunden vs. Union Bank of the Philippines, G.R. No. 205838, November 29, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Chinatrust Commercial Bank vs. Philip Turner, G.R. No. 191458, July 3, 2017 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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