Practice question
Both parties enter an agreement intending a particular lawful legal arrangement. They share an error about the agreement's legal effect, and that error frustrates their real purpose. One party seeks relief under Article 1334; the other says Article 3 categorically excludes relief for every mistake involving law. Which analysis is correct?
- Article 3 automatically validates every contract
- Any unilateral regret is enough to annul a contract
- The agreement is automatically a crime
- Only foreign parties may invoke mistake
- Article 1334 expressly permits the stated mutual legal-effect error to vitiate consent; its conditions and consequences must be examined
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles3–5,7,1334 and1409–1410: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- EO200 amending Civil Code Article2: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/5/8051
- Garcia v. Recio, GR138322, October2 2001, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2001/oct2001/gr_138322_2001.html
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