Text of the provision
Art. 1339. Failure to disclose facts, when there is a duty to reveal them, as when the parties are bound by confidential relations, constitutes fraud.
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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
Failure to disclose facts when there is a duty to reveal them — as between parties in confidential relations — constitutes fraud.
Related provisions
- Article 1338 — Fraud (Dolo Causante).
- Article 1340 — Dealer's Talk.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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