Text of the provision
Art. 2158. When the property delivered or money paid belongs to a third person, the payee shall comply with the provisions of article 1984.
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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
Where the property paid belongs to a third person, the payee follows Art. 1984 (the stolen-thing/true-owner rules).
Related provisions
- Article 2157 — Solidary Liability of Payees.
- Article 2159 — Bad-Faith Payee.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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