Text of the provision
Art. 1721. If, in the execution of the work, an act of the employer is required, and he incurs in delay or fails to perform the act, the contractor is entitled to a reasonable compensation. The amount of the compensation is computed, on the one hand, by the duration of the delay and the amount of the compensation stipulated, and on the other hand, by what the contractor has saved in expenses by reason of the delay or is able to earn by a different employment of his time and industry.
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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
If the work needs an act of the employer who delays or fails to do it, the contractor is entitled to reasonable compensation, computed from the delay, the stipulated pay, and what the contractor saved or could earn elsewhere.
Related provisions
- Article 1720 — Payment of the Price.
- Article 1722 — Work Halted by Employer's Material or Orders.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.