Text of the provision
Art. 1204. The creditor shall have a right to indemnity for damages when, through the fault of the debtor, all the things which are alternatively the object of the obligation have been lost, or the compliance of the obligation has become impossible. The indemnity shall be fixed taking as a basis the value of the last thing which disappeared, or that of the service which last became impossible. Damages other than the value of the last thing or service may also be awarded.
(1135a)
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, through the debtor's fault, all the alternative prestations are lost or performance becomes impossible, the creditor is entitled to damages based on the value of the last thing lost or last service that became impossible.
Related provisions
- Article 1203 — Creditor's Acts Preventing Choice.
- Article 1205 — Loss When the Creditor Has the Choice.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.