Text of the provision
Art. 2143. The provisions for quasi-contracts in this Chapter do not exclude other quasi-contracts which may come within the purview of the preceding article.
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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
The named quasi-contracts do not exclude others that fall within the unjust-enrichment principle of Art. 2142.
The Chapter that begins at Article 2144 names several specific quasi-contracts — negotiorum gestio among them — but this article makes clear that list is illustrative rather than exhaustive. Human dealings that produce unjust enrichment are too varied for the Code to enumerate every possible scenario in advance, so rather than leaving unnamed situations unregulated, Article 2143 lets any transaction fitting the unjust-enrichment principle of the preceding article be treated as a quasi-contract, whether or not the Code happens to give it its own name and set of rules.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 2142 — Quasi-Contracts Defined.
- Article 2144 — Negotiorum Gestio.
Cases citing this article
- Metropolitan Bank & Trust Company vs. Absolute Management Corporation, G.R. No. 170498, January 9, 2013 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Claudio delos Reyes, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 129103, September 3, 1999 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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