Text of the provision
Art. 1178. Subject to the laws, all rights acquired in virtue of an obligation are transmissible, if there has been no stipulation to the contrary.
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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
All rights acquired under an obligation are transmissible (assignable, inheritable) unless the law, the stipulation, or the nature of the right provides otherwise. Purely personal rights are the main exception.
Related provisions
- Article 1177 — Remedies of Creditors (Subrogatory and Rescissory Actions).
- Article 1179 — Pure Obligations; Resolutory Conditions.
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.