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Practice question: Definition and Essential Elements

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Practice question

How does Article 1156 define an obligation?
  1. Any wish expressed by one person about another.
  2. A promise that must always concern delivery of land.
  3. A juridical necessity to give, to do, or not to do.
  4. A moral preference enforceable in every case.
  5. A relationship that can exist only after a judgment.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1156–1159 and1423.
  • https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2015/jan2015/gr_167519_2015.html — Wellex Group v U-Land Airlines, GR 167519, January 14 2015, main opinion: prestation as required conduct.

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