Art. 1170 of the NCC states that those who are negligent, fraudulent, or delay in fulfilling their obligations must pay damages. Negligence refers to a lack of due diligence or care, while delay means being late in fulfilling obligations. Fraud occurs through insidious words or actions that induce a party to enter a contract they would not otherwise have agreed to. The effects of negligence, fraud, or delay are that the creditor may demand specific performance of the obligation, seek recission of the contract, or claim damages. Fortuitous events can excuse non-performance if they are independent of human will, unforeseen, render performance impossible, and the obligor was not negligent. However, the
Art. 1170 of the NCC states that those who are negligent, fraudulent, or delay in fulfilling their obligations must pay damages. Negligence refers to a lack of due diligence or care, while delay means being late in fulfilling obligations. Fraud occurs through insidious words or actions that induce a party to enter a contract they would not otherwise have agreed to. The effects of negligence, fraud, or delay are that the creditor may demand specific performance of the obligation, seek recission of the contract, or claim damages. Fortuitous events can excuse non-performance if they are independent of human will, unforeseen, render performance impossible, and the obligor was not negligent. However, the
Art. 1170 of the NCC states that those who are negligent, fraudulent, or delay in fulfilling their obligations must pay damages. Negligence refers to a lack of due diligence or care, while delay means being late in fulfilling obligations. Fraud occurs through insidious words or actions that induce a party to enter a contract they would not otherwise have agreed to. The effects of negligence, fraud, or delay are that the creditor may demand specific performance of the obligation, seek recission of the contract, or claim damages. Fortuitous events can excuse non-performance if they are independent of human will, unforeseen, render performance impossible, and the obligor was not negligent. However, the
Art. 1170 of NCC SHOULD BE MEMORIZED! recission (1191); and 3.
Seek for damages
(1170) Art. 1170 – those who in the performance of their obligations are guilty of fraud, negligence, EFECTS OF delay -> 1. The creditor may demand or delay, and those who in any manner specific performance (1233); 2. For recission contravene the tenor thereof, are liable for (1191); and 3. Seek for damages (1170) damages. EFECTS OF in any manner contravene the tenor Those who are guilty of performance should pay thereof -> 1. The creditor may demand specific damages. performance (1233); 2. For recission (1191); and 3. Seek for damages (1170) What type of fraud? DOLO CAUSANTE OR DOLO INCIDENTE? The latter, inceptional fraud, WE PROCEEDED IN FURTUITOUS EVENT: because there is contract, an already contract in 1173 – negligence – of the obligor is determined case obligor deliberate or intentional evasion depends on the said situation. EX: gabi; sira (nandaya) the FRAUD is done. ilaw; driving in night time; GROSS NEGLIGENCE. DOLO CAUSANTE – hindi it yong fraud This provision also provides as a gen. rule, if a (pinaniwala moko) law or contract does not state the diligence to FRAUD – 1338 – there is fraud when, through be observe, ORDINARY CARE shall be required. insidious words or machinations, of noe of the 1174 – acts of god vs. acts of man contracting parties, the other is induced to enter into a contract, which without them, he Requisite for fortuitous event: REQUISITES OF would not have agreed to. FORTUITOUS EVENT: NEGLIGENCE (culpa or fault) -> lack of care; due 1. Independent of the human will (or at least of diligence -> voluntary act or omission of the obligor’s) diligence, there is no malice, which prevents the normal fulfillment of an obligation 2. Unforeseen or unavoidable
DELAAY – Late; deals with punctuality/time. 3. Of such character as to render it impossible
NOTE, if there’s no demand there is no delay. for the obligor to comply with his obligation in a DEMAND is necessary for delay to occur. normal manner
Contravention of terms of the obligation / those 4. Obligor – free from any
who in any manner contravene the tenor participation/aggravation of the injury to the thereof (volatio) – any illicit acts, impair the obligee (no negligence or imprudence) strict and faithful fulfillment of the obligation, or Liability despite FURTUITOUS EVENT: every kind of defective performance. 1. Declared by law: 552(bad faith); 1165 (in case of delay, shall be still liable EFECTS OF FRAUD -> 1. The creditor may inspite of fortuitous event); 1268(anti demand specific performance (1233); 2. For fencing law); 1263 (generic thing, genus recission (1191); and 3. Seek for damages never perishes; genus nunquam perit) (1170) 2. Stipulation in contract EFECTS OF negligence -> 1. The creditor may 3. Requires the assumption of risk demand specific performance (1233); 2. For