Text of the provision
Art. 1420. In case of a divisible contract, if the illegal terms can be separated from the legal ones, the latter may be enforced.
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
In a divisible contract, if the illegal terms can be separated from the legal ones, the legal part may be enforced.
Related provisions
- Article 1419 — Below-Minimum Wage.
- Article 1421 — Illegality and Third Persons.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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