Text of the provision
Art. 1331. In order that mistake may invalidate consent, it should refer to the substance of the thing which is the object of the contract, or to those conditions which have principally moved one or both parties to enter into the contract. Mistake as to the identity or qualifications of one of the parties will vitiate consent only when such identity or qualifications have been the principal cause of the contract. A simple mistake of account shall give rise to its correction.
(1266a)
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
For mistake to invalidate consent, it must go to the substance of the object or to the conditions that principally moved a party to contract. Mistake as to a party's identity or qualifications vitiates only when that was the principal cause; a mere mistake of account is only corrected.
Related provisions
- Article 1330 — Vices of Consent.
- Article 1332 — Burden Where a Party Cannot Read.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.