Text of the provision
Art. 1310. The determination shall not be obligatory if it is evidently inequitable. In such case, the courts shall decide what is equitable under the circumstances.
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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 third person's determination is not obligatory if it is evidently inequitable; in that case the courts decide what is equitable.
Related provisions
- Article 1309 — Determination by a Third Person.
- Article 1311 — Relativity of Contracts; Stipulation Pour Autrui.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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