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.
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 →
- Mary Ann Carmen Ferrer vs. St. Mary's Publishing, G.R. No. 258486, August 2, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Ernesto Lorenzo, Manuel Lorenzo, Conchita Lorenzo-Bruno, Adoracion Suelen, Avelina Suelen, and Heirs of Rodolfo, G.R. No. 209435, August 10, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- The Heirs of Zenaida B. Gonzales, represented by Arnel B. Gonzales vs. Spouses Dominador, G.R. No. 206847, June 15, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- City of Bacolod City, City Engineering and the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City Vs, G.R. No. 182630 / G.R. No. 182670 / G.R. No. 182698, December 6, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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