Practice question
Under Song Fo, does any slight or casual breach automatically justify resolution of the entire reciprocal contract?
- Always
- Only if the claimant demands loudly
- No; the breach must meet the required substantial character
- Only if the contract is short
- Only if the creditor is a corporation
Legal references
- Song Fo & Co. v. Hawaiian Philippine Co., G.R. No.23769, September 16, 1925, MAIN decision, substantial breach: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1925/sep1925/gr_23769_1925.html
- Civil Code, Articles 1159,1191,1249,1308,1314-1316,1319,1322-1326,1933-1934,1962 and1980: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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