Prof. Labitag
University of the Philippines
College of Law
OUTLINE IN OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS
Prof. Eduardo A. Labitag
Title I. Obligations
Chapter I General Provisions
I.
Concept
A. Definition- Art. 1156
- criticism of definition
B. Elements
1.
2.
3.
4.
Active Subject
Passive Subject
Prestation or Object
Efficient cause or juridical tie or vinculum juris
C. Distinction Between Natural and Civil Obligations
1. As to enforceability
2. As to basis
II. Sources of Obligations- Art. 1157
A. Law- Art. 1158
B. Contracts- Art. 1159, 1305
C. Quasi-Contracts- Art.1160, 2142
1. Kinds
a. Negotiorum gestio- Art.2144
b. Solutio indebiti- Art. 2154
c. Other quasi-contracts- Arts. 2164 to 2175
D. Acts or omissions punished by law- Art. 1161
E. Quasi-Delicts- Art.1162, 2176
1. Distinction between quasi-delicts and crimes
2. Liability for fault of others- Art. 2180; Art. 218, 219 of FC
3. Civil liability arising from crime- Art. 1161; Rules on Criminal
Procedure (2000), Rule 111
Cases
Barredo v. Garcia, 73 Phil. 607 (1942)
Mendoza v. Arrieta, 91 SCRA 113 (1975)
PSBA v. CA, 205 SCRA 729 (1992)
Amadora v. CA 160 SCRA 315 (1988)
Air France vs. Carrascoso 18 SCRA 155 (1966)
III. Classification of Obligations
A. Primary Classification Under the Civil Code
1. Pure and Conditional (Arts. 1179-1192)
2. With a period or term (Arts. 1193-1198)
3. Alternative and Facultative (Arts. 1199-1206)
4. Joint and Solidary (Arts. 1207-1222)
5. Divisible and Indivisible (Arts. 1223-1225)
6. With a penal clause (Arts. 1226-1230)
B. Secondary Classification
1. Legal (Art. 1158); Conventional (Art. 1159); Penal (Art. 1161)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Real (to give) and Personal (to do or not to do)
Determinate and Generic (as to subject matter of obligation)
Positive (to give, to do) and Negative (not to give, not to do)
Unilateral and Bilateral
Individual and Collective
Accessory and Principal
As to object or prestation:
Simple
Multiple
College of Law
OUTLINE IN OBLIGATIONS AND CONTRACTS
Prof. Eduardo A. Labitag
Title I. Obligations
Chapter I General Provisions
I.
Concept
A. Definition- Art. 1156
- criticism of definition
B. Elements
1.
2.
3.
4.
Active Subject
Passive Subject
Prestation or Object
Efficient cause or juridical tie or vinculum juris
C. Distinction Between Natural and Civil Obligations
1. As to enforceability
2. As to basis
II. Sources of Obligations- Art. 1157
A. Law- Art. 1158
B. Contracts- Art. 1159, 1305
C. Quasi-Contracts- Art.1160, 2142
1. Kinds
a. Negotiorum gestio- Art.2144
b. Solutio indebiti- Art. 2154
c. Other quasi-contracts- Arts. 2164 to 2175
D. Acts or omissions punished by law- Art. 1161
E. Quasi-Delicts- Art.1162, 2176
1. Distinction between quasi-delicts and crimes
2. Liability for fault of others- Art. 2180; Art. 218, 219 of FC
3. Civil liability arising from crime- Art. 1161; Rules on Criminal
Procedure (2000), Rule 111
Cases
Barredo v. Garcia, 73 Phil. 607 (1942)
Mendoza v. Arrieta, 91 SCRA 113 (1975)
PSBA v. CA, 205 SCRA 729 (1992)
Amadora v. CA 160 SCRA 315 (1988)
Air France vs. Carrascoso 18 SCRA 155 (1966)
III. Classification of Obligations
A. Primary Classification Under the Civil Code
1. Pure and Conditional (Arts. 1179-1192)
2. With a period or term (Arts. 1193-1198)
3. Alternative and Facultative (Arts. 1199-1206)
4. Joint and Solidary (Arts. 1207-1222)
5. Divisible and Indivisible (Arts. 1223-1225)
6. With a penal clause (Arts. 1226-1230)
B. Secondary Classification
1. Legal (Art. 1158); Conventional (Art. 1159); Penal (Art. 1161)
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
Real (to give) and Personal (to do or not to do)
Determinate and Generic (as to subject matter of obligation)
Positive (to give, to do) and Negative (not to give, not to do)
Unilateral and Bilateral
Individual and Collective
Accessory and Principal
As to object or prestation:
Simple
Multiple