Text of the provision
Art. 1410. The action or defense for the declaration of the inexistence of a contract does not prescribe.
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 action or defense to declare a contract void does not prescribe — a void contract can be attacked at any time.
Related provisions
- Article 1409 — Void or Inexistent Contracts.
- Article 1411 — In Pari Delicto: Criminal Cause.
Cases citing this article
- Belinda Alexander vs. Spouses Jorge and Hilaria Escalona and Reygan Escalona, G.R. No. 256141, July 19, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Aniceto Uy vs Court of Appeals, Mindanao Station, Cagayan de Oro City, Carmencita Naval-Sai, Rep. by Her Attorney-in-Fact Rodolfo Florentino, G.R. No. 173186, September 16, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Albrando R. Abellana, G.R. No. 237369, October 19, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Teodoro Tulauan, represented by Tito Tulauan vs. Manuel Mateo; Magdalena Mateo Lorenzo, G.R. No. 248974, September 7, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Tomas Arao, Represented by Proceso Arao …. vs. Heirs of Pedro Eclipse, represented by …, G.R. No. 211425, November 19, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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