Practice question
Under Article 1370, what ordinarily controls when contractual terms are clear and leave no doubt about the parties’ intention?
- A stranger’s preference.
- The literal meaning of the stipulations.
- The debtor’s unexpressed later wish.
- The shortest possible reading regardless of context.
- An automatic presumption that the contract is void.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1370–1378.
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