Text of the provision
Art. 1351. The particular motives of the parties in entering into a contract are different from the cause thereof.
(n)
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
The particular motives of the parties are different from the cause of the contract. As a rule, an unlawful motive does not affect validity — only an unlawful cause does.
Related provisions
- Article 1350 — Cause of Contracts.
- Article 1352 — Contracts Without or With Unlawful Cause.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
Note. The text of the provision above is reproduced in full from the official enactment (Republic Act No. 386), verified against the LawPhil and ChanRobles renderings. The annotation and commentary around it are the work of Vivas & Nobles Law Office and are general legal information, not legal advice. How a provision applies to a particular situation depends on facts that only a lawyer reviewing your case can assess.