Text of the provision
Art. 1334. Mutual error as to the legal effect of an agreement when the real purpose of the parties is frustrated, may vitiate consent.
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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
Mutual error as to the legal effect of an agreement may vitiate consent when it frustrates the real purpose of the parties — a narrow exception to the rule that mistake of law does not excuse.
Related provisions
- Article 1333 — Knowledge of the Risk.
- Article 1335 — Violence and Intimidation.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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