Text of the provision
Art. 1186. The condition shall be deemed fulfilled when the obligor voluntarily prevents its fulfillment.
(1119)
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
A condition is deemed fulfilled when the obligor voluntarily prevents its fulfillment. A debtor cannot escape an obligation by deliberately blocking the condition on which it depends.
Related provisions
- Article 1185 — Negative Condition.
- Article 1187 — Retroactivity of Conditions.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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