Text of the provision
Art. 1305. A contract is a meeting of minds between two persons whereby one binds himself, with respect to the other, to give something or to render some service.
(1254a)
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 contract is a meeting of minds whereby one person binds himself to another to give something or render a service. Consent, object, and cause are its essential requisites (Art. 1318).
Related provisions
- Article 1303 — Effect of Subrogation.
- Article 1306 — Autonomy of Contracts (Freedom to Stipulate).
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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