Text of the provision
Art. 1384. Rescission shall be only to the extent necessary to cover the damages caused.
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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
Rescission is only to the extent necessary to cover the damage caused — it is not an all-or-nothing undoing where partial relief suffices.
Related provisions
- Article 1383 — Rescission Is Subsidiary.
- Article 1385 — Mutual Restitution; Limits.
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.