Text of the provision
Art. 1342. Misrepresentation by a third person does not vitiate consent, unless such misrepresentation has created substantial mistake and the same is mutual.
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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
Misrepresentation by a third person does not vitiate consent — unless it created a substantial and mutual mistake. Contrast third-person violence (Art. 1336), which always annuls.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1341 — Expression of Opinion.
- Article 1343 — Misrepresentation in Good Faith.
Cases citing this article
- Phil. Bank of Communications vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 109803, April 20, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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