Practice question
A creditor validly waives only an accessory obligation securing a principal debt. No waiver of the principal is made. Under Article 1273, what happens to the principal debt?
- It always disappears.
- It automatically becomes a donation to the creditor.
- It changes into a criminal liability.
- Its amount automatically doubles.
- It remains in force.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 1273.
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