Text of the provision
Art. 1374. The various stipulations of a contract shall be interpreted together, attributing to the doubtful ones that sense which may result from all of them taken jointly.
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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
All stipulations are interpreted together, giving doubtful ones the sense that results from the whole contract read as one.
Related provisions
- Article 1373 — Interpretation Toward Effectiveness.
- Article 1375 — Words With Several Meanings.
Cases citing this article
- Planters Development Bank (Now China Bank Savings, Inc.) vs. Fatima D.G. Fuerte, G.R. No. 259965, October 7, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Efren N. Rigor and Zosima D. Rigor for themselves as owner of Chiara Construction vs. Consolidated Orix Leasing and Finance Corporation, G.R. No. 136423, August 20, 2002 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Makati Water, Inc. vs. Agua Vida Systems, Inc, G.R. No. 205604, June 26, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Catherine Ching, et al. vs. Quezon City Sports Club, Inc., et al, G.R. No. 200150, November 7, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Filipino Society of Composers and Publishers vs. Wolfpac Communications, Inc, G.R. No. 184661, February 25, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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