Text of the provision
Art. 1215. Novation, compensation, confusion or remission of the debt, made by any of the solidary creditors or with any of the solidary debtors, shall extinguish the obligation, without prejudice to the provisions of article 1219. The creditor who may have executed any of these acts, as well as he who collects the debt, shall be liable to the others for the share in the obligation corresponding to them.
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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
Novation, compensation, confusion, or remission effected by any solidary creditor or with any solidary debtor extinguishes the obligation. The one who did it (or who collected) must account to the others for their shares.
Related provisions
- Article 1214 — Payment to a Solidary Creditor.
- Article 1216 — Creditor May Sue Any Solidary Debtor.
Cases citing this article
- Benedicto V. Yujuico vs. Far East Bank and Trust Company, G.R. No. 186196, August 15, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Roxaco-Asia Hospitality Corporation vs. Gulf Canary Contruction and Development, Inc. and Asia United Insurance, Inc, G.R. No. 246250, September 29, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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