Text of the provision
Art. 1357. If the law requires a document or other special form, as in the acts and contracts enumerated in the following article, the contracting parties may compel each other to observe that form, once the contract has been perfected. This right may be exercised simultaneously with the action upon the contract.
(1279a)
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
When the law requires a document or special form (as in the acts listed in Art. 1358), the parties may compel each other to observe that form once the contract is perfected — exercisable together with the action on the contract.
Related provisions
- Article 1356 — Form of Contracts.
- Article 1359 — Reformation of Instruments.
Cases citing this article
- Spouses Feliciana and Angel Cesa vs. Spouses Elisa Montano Brucelas and David Brucelas, G.R. No. 255564, March 5, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Antonio Lopez vs. Spouses Felix and Marita Empaynado, G.R. No. 196517, November 11, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Fil-Estate Properties, Inc. vs. Hermana Realty, Inc, G.R. No. 231936, November 25, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Felipa Binasoy Tamayao and the Heirs of Rogelio Tamayao represented by Felipa Binasoy Tamayao, G.R. No. 244232, November 3, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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