Text of the provision
Art. 1176. The receipt of the principal by the creditor without reservation with respect to the interest, shall give rise to the presumption that said interest has been paid. The receipt of a later installment of a debt without reservation as to prior installments, shall likewise raise the presumption that such installments have been paid.
(1110a)
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
Receipt of the principal without reservation as to interest presumes the interest was paid; receipt of a later installment without reservation as to earlier ones presumes those were paid. These are disputable presumptions that protect the paying debtor.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1175 — Usury.
- Article 1177 — Remedies of Creditors (Subrogatory and Rescissory Actions).
Cases citing this article
- Nunelon R. Marquez vs. Elisan Credit Corporation, G.R. No. 194642, April 6, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation vs. Pedro P. Buenaventura, G.R. No. 176479, October 6, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Carmelita Leaño, etc. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 129018, November 15, 2001 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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