Text of the provision
Art. 1414. When money is paid or property delivered for an illegal purpose, the contract may be repudiated by one of the parties before the purpose has been accomplished, or before any damage has been caused to a third person. In such case, the courts may, if the public interest will thus be subserved, allow the party repudiating the contract to recover the money or property.
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 money or property is delivered for an illegal purpose, a party may repudiate before the purpose is accomplished or before third-person damage, and the court may allow recovery if the public interest is served.
Related provisions
- Article 1413 — Recovery of Usurious Interest.
- Article 1415 — Recovery by an Incapacitated Party.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.