Text of the provision
Art. 1314. Any third person who induces another to violate his contract shall be liable for damages to the other contracting party.
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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
A third person who induces another to violate his contract is liable in damages to the other contracting party — the Civil Code's tortious-interference rule.
Related provisions
- Article 1313 — Creditors Protected Against Fraud.
- Article 1315 — Perfection by Consent (Consensual Contracts).
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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