Text of the provision
Art. 1372. However general the terms of a contract may be, they shall not be understood to comprehend things that are distinct and cases that are different from those upon which the parties intended to agree.
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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
However general the terms, a contract does not cover matters different from those the parties intended to agree upon.
Related provisions
- Article 1371 — Contemporaneous and Subsequent Acts.
- Article 1373 — Interpretation Toward Effectiveness.
Cases citing this article
- Filipino Society of Composers and Publishers vs. Wolfpac Communications, Inc, G.R. No. 184661, February 25, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- V. Ong Lim Sing Jr. vs. FEB Leasing etc, G.R. No. 168115, June 8, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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