OBLIGATIONS Flashcards
Definition
A juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do
Essential elements
- Active Subject
- Passive Subject
- Legal Tie / Vinculum Juris
- Prestation / Object
Sources of obligations
- Law
- Contracts
- Quasi-contracts
- Delicts
- Quasi-delicts
Kinds of Obligations as to Basis and Enforceability
A. Civil Obligations
B. Natural Obligations
Civil Obligations
derive their binding force from positive/ substantive law and can be enforced by court
Natural Obligations
based on equity and natural law. After fulfillment by the obligor, they authorize retention of what has been delivered or rendered by reason thereof.
Requisites of an Object of an Obligations
i. It must be possible, physically and juridically
ii. It must be determinate, or, at least determinable according to pre-established elements or criteria
iii. It must have a possible equivalent in money
Diligence required for common carriers
Extraordinary Diligence
Diligence required (default)
Diligence of a good father of a family
Diligence required for medical professionals
Degree of care, skill and diligence which physicians in the same general neighborhood and in the same general line of practice ordinarily possess and exercise in like cases
Personal Right
Right that can be exercised only against a specific person
Real Right
Right that can be exercised against the whole world
Kinds of Fruits
a. Natural fruits
b. Industrial fruits
c. Civil fruits
Accessions
Permanent additions or improvements to the principal property.
Accessories
Items that complement or enhance the principal property but remain detachable and separate.
Reciprocal Obligation
type of obligation which arises from the same cause and in which each party is a debtor and creditor of the other, such that the obligation of one is dependent upon the obligation of the other.
Kinds of Obligations (As to perfection and extinguishment)
- Pure
- Conditional
- With a term or period
Pure Obligations
performance does not depend upon a future or uncertain event or upon a past event unknown to the parties
Demandable at once.
Resolutory Obligations
Obligations that remain in effect until a specific event occurs, after which the obligation is canceled.
Conditional Obligations
depends upon the happening of the event which constitutes that condition
Effect of condition to the obligation (to do something possible)
VALID Condition
VALID Obligation
Effect of condition to the obligation (to do something impossible)
VOID Condition
VOID Obligation
Effect of condition to the obligation (not to do something possible)
VALID Condition
VALID Obligation
Effect of condition to the obligation (not to do something impossible)
VOID Condition
VALID Obligation
Potestative Condition
Dependent solely on the will of one of the parties
Moral Damages
awarded by reason of physical suffering, mental anguish, fright, serious anxiety, etc.
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Lost without debtor’s fault)
Obligation is extinguished
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Lost through debtor’s fault)
Debtor is liable for damages
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Deteriorate without debtor’s fault)
Creditor bears the impairment
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Deteriorate through debtor’s fault)
Either:
1. Rescission + Damages
2. Exact fulfillment + Damages
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Improved by its nature or time)
Improvement will inure to the benefit of the creditor
Rules as to improvement, loss or deterioration
(Improved at debtor’s expense)
Debtor is granted the right to use (usufructuary)
Kinds of Conditions (As to Plurality of Prestation)
- Conjunctive
- Disjunctive
a. Alternative
b. Facultative
Conjunctive Obligation
All must be performed
Alternative Obligation
Only one must be performed
Facultative Obligation
There is one primary obligation, but the debtor has the option to substitute it with a different performance if needed.
Alternative Obligations: Effects of Loss (Fortuitous Event)
Choice: Debtor or Creditor
All are lost
Debtor is released from the obligation
Alternative Obligations: Effects of Loss (Fortuitous Event)
Choice: Debtor or Creditor
Some but not all are lost
Deliver the chosen from among the remainder
Alternative Obligations: Effects of Loss (Fortuitous Event)
Choice: Debtor or Creditor
Only one remains
Deliver that which remains