CHAPTER 4, SEC. 3 (Arts. 1270-1274)

CHAPTER IV, IV, SEC. 3 – Condonation or Remission of Debt (Articles !"#$!"%&

SECTI ON 3 CONDONATI ON OR OR REMI MI SSI ON OF OF DEBT ( Ar t s .12701274)

STUDYGUI DE : 1.

'at is condonation or remission)

Condonation or remission is te *rat+ito+s abandonment b te creditor of is ri*t. It is, in effect, a donation. (Art. 1270) 

E-aml E-amlee / Edna Edna o0es Reme Reme P!#,# P!#,###. ##. 'en 'en te debt debt mat+re mat+red, d, Edna Edna told Reme tat se need not a te debt, since Edna 0as condonin* or remittin* te same. Reme Reme a*reed and e-ress e-ressed ed er areciati areciation on to Edna. Here, Here, te debt of Reme as alread been e-tin*+ised b a secial mode of ament called condonation or remission. 2.

Here are some ractical res+mtions related to condonation or remission /

(a) Presumption of voluntary delivery - 'en te ri1ate doc+ment in 0ic te debt aears is fo+nd in te ossession of te debtor, it sall be res+med tat te creditor 1ol+ntaril deli1ered te doc+ment to te debtor. (Art. 1272) Presum umpt ption ion of remi remiss ssio ionn of the the prin princi cipa pall oblig obligati ation on – ' 'en en te te ri1 ri1ate ate (b) Pres doc+ment in 0ic te debt aears is 1ol+ntaril deli1ered b te creditor to te debtor, it sall be res+med tat te creditor is condonin* or remittin* te debt in fa1or of te debtor. (Art. 1271, par. 1)  'en te tin* led*ed, (c) Presumption of remission of the accessory obligation –  'en after its deli1er to te creditor, is fo+nd in te ossession of te debtor, or of a tird erson 0o o0ns te tin*, it sall be res+med tat te creditor as remitted te debtor2s accessor obli*ation +nder te accessor contract of led*e. (Art. 1274) 3.

Effects of te fore*oin* res+mtions / (a)

Tese are merel merel dis+table dis+table res+mtions. res+mtions. Te creditor creditor can al0as resent resent e1idence to ro1e te contrar. 64

CHAPTER IV, IV, SEC. 3 – Condonation or Remission of Debt (Articles !"#$!"%&

(b)

In Art. 1274,  1274,  onl te accessor obli*ation of led*e, and not te rincial obli*ation, is remitted. Hence, te debtor is still indebted to te creditor b+t tere is no more sec+rit sec+rit.. Tis ro1ision ro1ision aderes aderes to te r+le tat “accessory follows the principal”. Tis Tis is f+rte f+rterr reite reitera rate tedd in Art. rt. 1273 1273  0ic states tat te remission remission of te accessor accessor obli*ation does not remit te rincial obli*ation, b+t te remission of te rincial obli*ation also remits te accessor obli*ation.

 APPLI CATI ON/PROBLEMS: n 4arc 5, !#3, Ran si*ned a romissor note 0it te follo0in* tenor/ 6I romise romise to a te amo+nt of P5#,### P5#,### to 7+d on ctober ctober !, !#3.8 7+d too9 old old of te romissor romissor note so so tat se as e1idence e1idence of te +naid debt debt of Ran. n 4a !5, !#3, a b+r*lar entered te o+se of 7+d, 7+d, and stole some 1al+ables. 1al+ables. n tat occasion, occasion, 7+d lost te romiss romissor or note si*ned b Ran. Ran. n ctober ctober !, !#3, 7+d ten 0ent to Ran to collect is P5#,### debt. To 7+d2s s+rrise, Ran 0as alread in ossession ossession of te romissor romissor note, and ref+sed ref+sed to a is obli*ation. Ran told 7+d tat tat since e 0as alread in ossession ossession of te romissor romissor note, it is res+med res+med tat e ad alread aid is debt of P5#,###, P5#,###, and tere tere 0as notin* notin* 7+d co+ld co+ld do abo+t abo+t it. Is Ran2s Ran2s ositio ositionn tenable) 1.

n Aril 5, !#3, :ic9 borro0ed P##,### from Pa+l aable on A+*+st 3#, !#3. As sec+rit sec+rit for te loan, :ic9 led*ed is anti;+e coffee coffee table 0ort P5#,### P5#,### to Pa+l, and immediatel immediatel deli1ered deli1ered te table to Pa+l. n 7+l 5, !#3, Pa+l recei1ed, recei1ed, as a birt birtd da a *ift *ift,, a E+ro E+roe ean an cof coffee fee tabl tablee 0it 0it cai cairs rs from from is is son son in E+ro E+roe e.. As a conse;+ence, Pa+l re;+ested is nee0 to deli1er bac9 to :ic9 te led*ed anti;+e coffee table to *i1e sace to te ne0 one. n A+*+st 3#, !#3, Pa+l 0ent to te o+se of :ic9, and demanded demanded ament ament of te P##,### debt as a*reed +on. :ic9, :ic9, o0e1er, o0e1er, ref+sed to a te P##,### on te *ro+nd tat 0en Pa+l ret+rned te anti;+e coffee table 0ic :ic9 ad deli1ered to im as a led*e, Pa+l ad in effect condoned :ic92s indebtedness. Is :ic92s ar*+ment correct) correct) 2.

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