Text of the provision
Art. 1264. The courts shall determine whether, under the circumstances, the partial loss of the object of the obligation is so important as to extinguish the obligation.
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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
The courts decide whether a partial loss of the object is so important, under the circumstances, as to extinguish the obligation.
Related provisions
- Article 1263 — Loss of a Generic Thing (Genus Nunquam Perit).
- Article 1265 — Presumption of Fault on Loss.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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