Text of the provision
Art. 2087. It is also of the essence of these contracts that when the principal obligation becomes due, the things in which the pledge or mortgage consists may be alienated for the payment to the creditor.
(1858)
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
It is of the essence of pledge and mortgage that, on the debt's maturity, the thing may be alienated to pay the creditor.
Related provisions
- Article 2086 — Accessory to a Valid Obligation.
- Article 2088 — Pactum Commissorium Void.
Cases citing this article
- Philippine National Bank Binalbagan Branch, Binalbagan, Negros Occidental vs. Antonio Tad-Y, for himself, G.R. No. 214588, September 7, 2022 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Ramona Ramos, et al. vs. Philippine National Bank, et al, G.R. No. 178218, December 14, 2011 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Goldland Tower Condominium Corporation vs. Edward L. Lim and Hsieh Hsiu-Ping, G.R. No. 268143, August 12, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Luzviminda Palo vs. Spouses Rey C. Baquirquir, G.R. No. 228919, August 23, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Pablo P. Garcia vs. Yolanda Valdez Villar, G.R. No. 158891, June 27, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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