GENERAL PROVISIONS (ARTICLES1156-1162)

Art. 1156 –Definition of Civil Obligation

 Relate with the concept of Natural Obligations (Arts. 1423-1430)

Cases:

 Mazanilla v. CA, G.R. No. L-75342 March 15, 1990

 Rural Bank of Paranaque v. Remolado, G.R. No. L-62051 March 18,
1985

Art. 1157- Kinds of Obligations

a. Law
 Pelayo vs. Lauron, 12 Phil., 453
 Leung Ben v, O' Brien, 38 Phil. 182
 Sagrada Orden De Predicadores Del Santismo Rosario De Filipinas v.
NACOCO, G.R. No. L-3756, June 30, 1952

b. Contracts
 People’s Car v. Commando Security Services Agency, G.R. No. L-
36840, May 22, 1973
 PSBA v. CA, 205 SCRA 729 (1992)
 Sps. Garcia v. CA, G.R. No. 172036, April 23, 2010.
 So v. Food Fest Land, Inc., G.R. Nos. 183628 & 183670, April 7, 2010.

c. Quasi-contracts
- Concept of Negotorium gestio and Solutio Indebiti
- Other kinds of Quasi-Contracts. (Arts. 2264-2275)

CASES:

 Puyat and Sons v. Manila, 7 SCRA 970

 Andres v. Manufacturers Hanover & Trust Corporation, 177 SCRA
618 (1989)
d. Delicts
 People v. Bayotas, G.R. No. 102007 September 2, 1994, 236 SCRA
239 [1994]
 Villegas v. CA, G.R. No. 82592. April 11, 1997
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Article 1169 (Delay)

 Kinds of Delay
Cases:
o Agcaoli v. GSIS, G.R. No. L-30056. August 30, 1988
o SSS v. Moonwalk Development and Housing Inc., G.R. No. 73345,
April 7, 1993
o Aerospace Chemical Industries v. CA, G.R. No. 108129, September
23, 1999
o Megaworld Globus Asia v. Tanseco, G.R. No. 181206, October 9, 2009

Article 1170
o Arrieta v. NACOCO, (G.R. No. L-15645, January 31, 1964)
o Boysaw v. Interphil Promotions (G.R. No. L-22590. March 20, 1987)
o Telefast Communications vs. Castro (G.R. No. 73867, 29 February
1988)

Article 1174 (Fortuitous Event)

- Requisites
- Exemption

Cases:
 Gacal v. Philippine Airlines, G.R. No. 55300. March 15, 1990.
 Juan F. Nakpil and Sons v. CA, G.R. No. L-47851, Decision dated
October 3, 1986 and Resolution dated April 15, 1988
 Eastern Shipping Lines v. CA (G.R. No. L-69044, May 29, 1987)

Article 1175

CASES:

 PNB v. CA and Padilla, 196b SCRA 536 (1991)

 PNB v. CA and Fernandez, 238 SCRA 80 (1994)
 Florendo v. CA, 265 SCRA 678 (1996)
 Medel v. CA, 299 SCRA 481 (1998)
 Macalinao v. BPI, G.R. No. 175490, September 17, 2009
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 Adorable v. CA, G.R. No. 119466, November 25, 1999

 Siguan v. Lim, G.R. No. 134685. November 19, 1999