Practice question
A debtor promises payment if a supplier approves a specified project. The debtor then deliberately intercepts the approval request solely to prevent the agreed event, although approval otherwise would have occurred. The debtor invokes nonapproval as a defense. Which answer follows Article 1186?
- The deliberate obstruction necessarily defeats the creditor
- The condition is deemed fulfilled because the obligor voluntarily prevented it
- Every third-party condition is void from inception
- The creditor must personally take over the supplier
- The debtor may choose any replacement condition
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 1179 and 1181–1190: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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