(Chapter 1 ~ General Provisions
‘Meaning of Civil Action
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is one by Which 2 ary sues ano
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“Meaning of Cause of Action
a isthe act oF omission by which a pry
ight of another." volned
‘Whats a complaint? saesoreten a
"The camplalac consis the writen statements. sep
plaints clamor ease or cases of action? Tt ls the intel
‘Ratement thet startsa clacton. The function of3 complaint staph
Aefendant notice ofthe nature and basis fo the clam
Complaint in Relation to Cause of Action
"A complaint states cause of action where it contains thy
essential elements of acaise of action, namely (1) the legal right of th
Plaintf (2) the correlative obligation ofthe defendant, and (3) the set op
‘omission ofthe defendant in vilation of said legal right If these eleme
fare absent, the complaint becomes vulnerable to dismissal on the ground
failure to state a cause of ction?
Meaning of Paint
A planus the party who brings a civil suit in a court of aw.
{she person who files the complain in court.
‘Meaning of Defendant
‘A person sued ina cil pmceding He is the person who wil
required to answer the complaint in court.
‘What is REAL OBLIGATION (obligation to give)?
Obligation of the debtor or obligor to deliver'a thing, movable a
‘immovable, to the creditor or obligee for the purpose of transferrin
‘ownership o forthe use or possession ofthe recipient.
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SSENTIALELEMENTS OF AN omLicaTion
{Passive subject or eborr Oligo"
“The person oro he algun ity
‘5the person who has the obligation tf, t0 do or nota dg nts
2. Active subject or croitor or oblige
‘The person who bas the HOME to demand the fu
‘btgauon. He the person who haste right o demand compan
‘obligation to give to door not to. om
3.0bject
“The fact, prstaton or service. Its the particular conduc,
entrar obligor which may consis a giving doing not doing ante
Note:
A prestation ith object of obligation and ei he conduc
the partes todoornot toda ortgive
4. Juridical or legal te oF efficent cause or vineulum aris
itis which creates the relation between the passive
‘obligor andthe sctive subject or blige.
‘he enue (she vnchlm urs oF Juridical Ue that essential
‘he paris to the obligation. Ths linkage between the parties
elation that the result of thelr batral actions, which gave rie ti
testence ofthe contract
clpuin ts conned npn the tone at tae
‘hero vr () The vin jure or aria He whlch
‘ater evablhed by the varus sources of obligations (lw, co
uastconrets dels end quashdels) (0) the. obec We
Preston or cond required to be observed (ge, odo or ME
zd (0 the sjectpesons who, viewed from the demandablty of