Text of the provision
Art. 1318. There is no contract unless the following requisites concur:
(1) Consent of the contracting parties;
(2) Object certain which is the subject matter of the contract;
(3) Cause of the obligation which is established.
(1261)
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
There is no contract unless three requisites concur: (1) consent of the parties, (2) a certain object (subject matter), and (3) cause of the obligation. Absence of any one means no contract exists at all.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1317 — Contracts in the Name of Another (Unauthorized).
- Article 1319 — Consent: Offer and Acceptance.
Cases citing this article
- Belinda Alexander vs. Spouses Jorge and Hilaria Escalona and Reygan Escalona, G.R. No. 256141, July 19, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Vicente Manzano, Jr. vs. Marcelino Garcia, G.R. No. 179323, November 28, 2011 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- First Philippine Holding Corporation vs. Trans Middle East (Phils.) Equities Inc, G.R. No. 179505, December 4, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Reyes, et al. vs. Calumpang. et al, G.R. No. 138463, October 30, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Felix Gochan and Sons, et al. vs. Heirs of Raymundo Baba, et al, G.R. No. 138945, August 19, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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