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ENGINEERING CONTRACTS,SPECIFICATIONS AND ETHICS
CHAPTER 1:
INTRODUCTION TO CONTRACTS
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GENERAL CONSIDERATION
Without being aware of it, each oneof us enters into a contract as oftenas the nee arises!
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OBLIGATION DEFINED
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An ob"igation is a #uriica" necessit$to gi%e, to o or not to o!
• It co&es fro& the 'atin worobligare which &eans to binthrough gi%ing, oing or not oingsoðing!
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MEANING OF OBLIGATION “TOGIVE, TO DO OR NOT TO DO”
The ob"igation to gi%e is in essence area" ob"igation because a (h$sica"thing is in%o"%e an e"i%er$ of thesa&e e)tinguishes the ob"igation!
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REQUISITES OF AN OBLIGATION
*our essentia" re+uisites
• Juridical ti !r "i#culu$ - the "in.that bin the (arties
• Pr%tati!# - the gi%ing, oing ornot oing of soðing
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REQUISITES OF AN OBLIGATION
*our essentia" re+uisites
• Acti" %u&'ct - the (erson whoho"s the right to e&an the(restation
• Pa%%i" %u&'ct - the (erson
against who& the (restation &a$ be
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SOURCES OF OBLIGATION
Artic"e //01 of the Ci%i" Coe enu&eratesthe sources of ob"igations, na&e"$
• 'aw
• Contracts• 2uasi3contracts• Acts or o&issions (unishab"e b$ "aw• 2uasi3e"icts
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OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROM LA(
• 'aw is a ru"e of conuct, #ust, ob"igator$,"ai own b$ the "egiti&ate authorit$ forco&&on obser%ance an bene4t!
• Without it, there wi"" be no orer in asociet$ which wi"" be ru"e b$ the &a)i&of what is &ight is right
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OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROMCONTRACTS
• A contract is the &eeting of &insbetween two (ersons whereb$ onebins hi&se"f with res(ect to theother to gi%e soðing or renerso&e ser%ices!
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OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROMQUASI)CONTRACTS
A +uasi3contract is a #uriica" re"ationarising fro& "awfu", %o"untar$ anuni"atera" acts b$ %irtue of which the(arties beco&e boun to each otherto the en that no one sha"" beun#ust"$ enriche or bene4te at the
e)(ense of another!
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• Negotoriu& 5estio• So"utio Inebiti
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Negotoriu& 5estio - is the %o"untar$a&inistration or &anage&ent of an
abanon business or (ro(ert$be"onging to another without hisconsent!
• the &anage&ent &ust refer tos(eci4c a6airs
• the business or (ro(ert$ is neg"ecte
or abanone
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• there is no e)(ress or i&("ieauthorit$ fro& the owner
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there is no (rohibition fro& theowner• the &anage&ent &ust be for an
intention to (rotect the interest ofthe owner
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So"utio inebiti - the #uriica" re"ationwhich is create b$ %irtue of a
(a$&ent b$ &ista.e, conse+uent"$,ob"iging the (a$ee to return to (a$erwhat he has recei%e
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OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROMCRIMES
Acts or o&issions (unishab"e b$ "aware better .nown as cri&es or e"icts,"i.e ho&icie or a&age to (ro(ert$through rec."ess i&(ruence!
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OBLIGATIONS ARISING FROMQUASI)DELICT
A +uasi3e"ict is a "ega" wrong co&&ittethrough fau"t or neg"igence causinga&age to a (erson or (ro(ert$ thereb$
ob"iging the wrong to (a$ for thea&age one, (ro%ie that there e)istsno contractua" re"ation between the&
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DILIGENCE REQUIRED IN THEPERFORMANCE OF AN OBLIGATION
E%er$ (erson ob"ige to gi%e soðing isa"so to ta.e care of it with the i"igence ofa goo father of the fa&i"$, un"ess the "aw
or sti(u"ation of the (arties re+uiresanother stanar of care 7Artic"e //89:
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RIGHTS TO THE FRUITS OF THETHING TO BE DELI*ERED
The creitor has the right to the fruitsof the thing fro& the ti&e theob"igation to e"i%er arises
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RULE (HEN OBLIGOR INCURSDELA+
Those ob"ige to e"i%er or to osoðing incur in e"a$ fro& the tiðe ob"igee #uicia""$ or e)tra #uicia""$e&ans fro& the& the fu"4""&ent oftheir ob"igation! The e&an b$ thecreitor sha"" not be necessar$ in
orer that e"a$ &a$ e)ist
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• when the ob"igation or the "awe)(ress"$ so ec"ares
• when fro& the nature ancircu&stances of the ob"igation ita((ears that the esignation of theti&e when the thing is to bee"i%ere or the ser%ice is to berenere was the contro""ing &oti%e
for the estab"ish&ent of the contract
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• when e&an wou" be use"ess, aswhen the ob"igor has renere it
be$on his (ower to (erfor&
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LIABILIT+ OF OBLIGOR FOR FRAUD, NEGLIGENCE, DELA+, ETC
Those who in the (erfor&ance of theirob"igation are gui"t$ of frau,neg"igence, or e"a$, an those who in
an$ &anner contra%ene the tenorthereof are "iab"e for a&ages 7Artic"e//1;:
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LIABILIT+ ARISNG FROM THEFORTUITOUS E*ENTE)ce(t in the cases e)(ress"$ s(eci4eb$ "aw, or when it is otherwiseec"are b$ sti(u"ation, or when thenature of the ob"igation re+uires the
assu&(tion of ris., no (erson sha"" beres(onsib"e for those e%ents whichcou" not be foreseen, or which,
though foreseen, were ine%itab"e
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-INDS OF OBLIGATION
The Ci%i" Coe c"assi4es ob"igation into
A! Pure an Conitiona"=! Ob"igations with a (erio
C! A"ternati%e an *acu"tati%eD! >oint an So"iar$E! Di%isib"e an Ini%isib"e*! Ob"igation with a Pena" Cause
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PURE OBLIGATION - A (ureob"igation is one which is not sub#ect
to an$ conition or buren an whosefu"4""&ent is neither e(enent u(on afuture or uncertain or e%en a (aste%ent un.nown to the (arties, hence,i&&eiate"$ e&anab"e!
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CONDITIONAL OBLIGATION - Aconitona" ob"igation is one whose
(erfor&ance is sub#ect to a conitionwhich &a$ either be sus(ensi%e orreso"utor$ in e6ect!
OBLIGATION (ITH A PERIOD - Anob"igation with a (erio is one in whicha a$ certain has been 4)e for its
fu"4""&ent!
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JOINT OBLIGATION - A #ointob"igation is one where the entire
ob"igation is to be fu"4""e(ro(ortionate"$ b$ the %arious ob"igorsor ebtors, an each one of theob"igees or creitors is entit"e ancan e&an a (ro(ortionate (art ofthe creit ue fro& each of the&!
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SOLIDAR+ OBLIGATION - A so"iar$ob"igation is e)act"$ the o((osite of a
#oint ob"igation in the sense that eachof the so"iar$ ebtors is "iab"e for theentire ob"igation as "ong as the sa&ehas not been (erfor&e, an each ofthe creitors an e&an co&("iance!
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DI*ISIBLE OBLIGATIONS - Ai%isib"e ob"igation is one ca(ab"e of
being (erfor&e (artia""$
INDI*ISIBLE OBLIGATION - This isthe e)act o((osite of i%isib"eob"igation as no (artia" (erfor&ance is(er&itte!
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OBLIGATION (ITH A PENAL CAUSE- An ob"igation which contains an
accessor$ unerta.ing to assu&e agreater "iabi"it$ in case of breach is anob"igation with a (ena" cause
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ENGINEERING CONTRACTS,SPECIFICATIONS AND ETHICS
CHAPTER 2:
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DEFINITION OF A CONTRACT
The "aw e4nes a contract as a&eeting of the &ins between two(ersons whereb$ one bins hi&se"f,with res(ect to the other, to gi%esoðing or rener so&e ser%ices!
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CONTRACT DIFFERENTIATED FROMAGREEMENT
Contract is often ti&es useinterchangeab"$ with the ter&agree&ent! A contract for&s asubi%ision of the @genus agree&entfro& which fo""ows that, whi"e e%er$contract is base on agree&ent, not
e%er$ agree&ent is a contract!
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STAGES OF A CONTRACT
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Pre(aration or Conce(tion• Perfection or =irth• Consu&(tion or ter&ination
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CLASSIFICATION OF CONTRACTS
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E)(ress an i&("ie contracts• Uni"atera" an bi"atera" contracts• Consensua" an rea" contracts• E)ecute an e)ecutor$ contracts• No&inate an inno&inate
contracts
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FREEDOM IN CONTRACTS
The freeo& to contracts asguarantee b$ the constitution isarticu"ate b$ Artic"e/9;8 of the coewhich (ro%ies that @the contracting(arties &a$ estab"ish suchsti(u"ations, c"auses, ter&s anconitions thereof &ust not be against
the "aw, goo custo&s, &ora"s , (ub"ic
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CONTRACTS AGAINST PUBLICORDER ANDPUBLIC POLIC+
Pub"ic (o"ic$ is &uch broaer than(ub"ic orer!
EQUALIT+ OF PARTIESUNDER THE CONTRACT
The "aw gi%es e+ua" staning or
treat&ent u(on the (arties, such that
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PARTIES BOUND UNDER THECONTRACT, E.CEPTION
The ru"e is that on"$ the (arties to thecontract an their assigns an heirsare boun thereto un"ess the rights
an ob"igations arising thereforecannot be transferre to the heirs anassigns of the (arties (ro%isions of
"aw!
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E)a&("es of intrans&issib"e rightsan ob"igations are
• =$ 'aw• =$ nature• =$ sti(u"ation
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STIPULATIONS IN FA*OR OF NON)PARTIES TO THE CONTRACTIf a contract shou" contain
sti(u"ations granting a fa%or to a(erson not a (art$ to the contract, the"atter &a$ e&an its fu"4""&ent
(ro%ie he co&&unicate hisacce(tance to the ob"igor beforere%ocation! This sti(u"ation, better
.nown as (our autri, &ust be c"ear"$
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CONSENSUAL CONTRACTS
Contracts are (erfecte b$ &ere
consent, an for& that &o&ent, the(arties are boun not on"$ to thefu"4""&ent of what has been e)(ress"$
sti(u"ate but a"so for theconse+uences which, accoring totheir nature, &a$ be in .ee(ing with
goo faith, usage an "aw!
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CONTRACTS CREATING REALRIGHTS
Rea" rights are those rights re"ating toi&&o%ab"e (ro(erties, "an anbui"ings, "i.e the right be"onging to a
&ortgagee or "essee of a (iece of"an!
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CONTRACTS CREATING REALRIGHTS
'aw (ro%ies that in contractscreating rea" rights, thir (erson whoco&e into (ossession of the ob#ect of
the contracts are boun thereb$sub#ect to the (ro%isions of theBortgage 'aw an 'an Registration
'aw!
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PROTECTION TO CREDITORS
• Creitors are (rotecte in cases of
contracts intene to efrau the&!
• A 4ctitious contract a"ienating the
ebtors on"$ (ro(ert$ in orer toesca(e (a$ing his creitor orcreitors &a$ be rescine at the
instance of the "atter for being
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THIRD PARTIES INTERFERINGIN THE CONTRACT
An$ thir (ersons who inucesanother to his contract sha"" be "iab"efor a&ages to the other (art$, an
instance where a stranger to acontract beco&es "iab"e for a&ages!
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CONTRACTS ENTEREDIN THE NAME OF ANOTHER
A contract entere into in the na&e ofanother without his authorit$, orwithout a "ega" right to re(resent hi&
or in e)cess of the authorit$ gi%en isunenforceab"e b$ action un"ess thecontact is rati4e e)(ress"$ or
i&("ie"$ b$ hi& before the other
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CONTRACTS ENTEREDIN THE NAME OF ANOTHER
A contract entere into in the na&e ofanother without his authorit$, orwithout a "ega" right to re(resent hi&
or in e)cess of the authorit$ gi%en isunenforceab"e b$ action un"ess thecontact is rati4e e)(ress"$ or
i&("ie"$ b$ hi& before the other
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ENGINEERING CONTRACTS,SPECIFICATIONS AND ETHICS
CHAPTER 3:
E2UISITES O* CONTRACT
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ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT
There is no contract un"ess the
fo""owing e"e&ents are (resent
• Consent of the contracting (arties
• Ob#ect certain which is the sub#ect&atter of the contract
• Cause of the ob"igation which is
estab"ishe!
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ELEMENTS OF A CONTRACT
If the contract "ac.s an$ of the sai
e"e&ents, the contract is nu"" an %oias if it ha not e)iste at a""!
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CONSENT, MEANING OF
• Is the confor&it$ of wi""s of the
contracting (arties u(on the ob#ectsan cause as we"" as the other ter&san conitions of the contract!
• It is &anifeste through the &eetingof the o6er which &ust be certainan the acce(tance which &ust be
abso"ute!
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RULE ON OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE
• 5enera" ru"e is that the (erson
&a.ing the o6er has inherent rightto 4) the ti&e, ("ace an &anner ofacce(tance!
• Once 4)e, the acce(tance &ust be&ae strict"$ in such &anner to gi%ebirth to the consent!
•
If this 4)ation is not fo""owe consent
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(HEN OFFER BECOMESINEFFECTI*E
• An o6er beco&e ine6ecti%e if beforeits acce(tance b$ the o6eree, theo6erors wi"" ie or su6er ci%i"
interiction or beco&es insane orinso"%ent!
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(HEN OFFER BECOMESINEFFECTI*E
• If an$ of these circu&stances wi""su(er%ene after the acce(tance hasbean &ae, the contract wi""
continue to ha%e force an e6ort butthe rights an ob"igations arisingtherefro& wi"" ecen to the heirs
an assigns of the (arties e(ening
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PUBLISHED AD*ERTISEMENTNOT AN OFFER
• =usiness a%ertise&ent of thingwhich are for sa"e in news(a(er asor &eia are not e4nite"$ o6ers but
&ere in%itations to &a.e o6er, anthe sa&e true as regarsa%ertise&ent ca""ing for biers to
&a.e (ro(osa"s!
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PUBLISHED AD*ERTISEMENTNOT AN OFFER
• In either case, the a%ertiser is notboun e%en if a (erson res(onsco&("ete"$ to the ter&s (ub"ishe
un"ess inication show otherwise!
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PUBLISHED AD*ERTISEMENTNOT AN OFFER
• An e)ce(tion to the ru"e howe%ercou" ta.e the for& of rewar for anact s(eci4e in the a%ertise&ent
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PERSON (HO CANNOT GI*ECONSENT
• Consent can on"$ be gi%en b$ (ersonwho ha%e ca(acit$ to act!
• If gi%en b$ (erson without ca(acit$to act or with is+ua"i4cation, theirconsent &a$ not gi%e birth to the
contract!
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*ICES ON CONSENT
The "aw enu&erates 4%e causes b$
which consent &a$ be %itiate orrenere efecti%e!
• Bista.e• io"ence• Inti&iation•
Unue Inuence•
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*ICES ON CONSENT
If the consent of the (art$ to the
contract is gi%en or secure throughthe state of run.enness or uringh$(notic s(e"" is %oiab"e!
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MISTA-ES RENDERINGCONTRACT DEFECTI*E
• In orer that &ista.es &a$in%a"iate consent, it shou" refer tothe substance of the thing which is
the ob#ect of the contract, or tothose conitions which ha%e(rinci(a""$ &o%e one or both
(arties to enter into the contract!
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MISTA-ES RENDERINGCONTRACT DEFECTI*E
• Bista.es as to the ientif$ or+ua"i4cation of one of the (arties wi""%itiate consent on"$ when such
ientit$ or +ua"i4cation ha%e beenthe (ri&ar$ cause of the contract!
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MISTA-E IN SUBSTANCE
Ta.es ("ace when both (arties thought
that the sub#ect &atter the$ areea"ing into oes not turn out to bewhat it e)act"$ is!
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O&'ct crtai#
• An ob#ect which &ust be certain isthe secon e"e&ent of a contract!
• A"" things which are within theco&&erce of &an inc"uing futurethings ha%ing (otentia" e)istence!
• Rights which are not intrans&issib"e!• Ser%ices which are not contrar$ to
"aw, &ora"s, goo custo&s, (ub"icorer an
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O&'ct crtai#
(ub"ic (o"ic$, an not i&(ossib"e ofco&("iance &a$ be the ob#ect of acontract!
• No contract &a$ be entere intou(on future inheritance e)ce(t incases e)(ress"$ authoriFe b$ "aw!
• Things or ser%ices, as ob#ect of thecontract &ust not be (h$sica""$ ori""ega""$ i&(ossib"e!
• As to ser%ice, i&(ossibi"it$ &a$ be
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Out%id t/ c!$$rc!0 $a#
• It has been he" that a &unici(a"counci" cannot se"" or "ease (ub"ic(ro(ert$, such as ("aFas, streets,co&&on "ans, ri%ers, briges, etc!because the$ are outsie theco&&erce of &anG If it has been
one so b$ "easing (art of the ("aFathe "ease is nu"" an %oi, for it iscontrar$ to "aw, an the thing "ease
cannot be the ob#ect of the contract!
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T/i#1% /a"i#1 2!t#tial
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T/i#1% /a"i#1 2!t#tial3i%t#c
• Things ha%ing (otentia" e)istence arethose which are sure to co&e barringon"$ unforeseen e%ents a"though not $et
(ossesse!E)a&("e Bangoes fro& e)isting &angotrees for the co&ing seasonG grains that
&a$ be har%este fro& a e4nite area ofrice "anG &i". that a cow wi"" $ie" in theco&ing $ear or $oung ani&a"s fro& ae4nite &other cow!
I#tra#%$i%%i&l ri1/t% a#d
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I#tra#%$i%%i&l ri1/t% a#d%r"ic%
• Rights which are intrans&issib"ecannot be the ob#ect of a contractbecause the$ are either too (ersona"to the (arties or are not (er&itte b$"aw to be the ob#ect of contract!
E)a&("e Right to %ote an be %oteu(onG those e&anating fro&&arriage an (ersona" re"ationshi(!
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dtr$i#at,
3c2ti!#%• The ob#ect of a contract &ust beeter&inate as to "ea%e no oubt asto which is intene fro& the .inwhere it be"ongs, or &ust ha%ee4nite "i&its!
• The fact that the +uantit$ is not
eter&inate is not an obstac"e to thee)istence of the contract, (ro%ie it(ossib"e to eter&ine what the
ob#ect is without the nee of a new
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dtr$i#at,
3c2ti!#%E)a&("e A contract whose ob#ect isescribe as the 4rst batch of"anFones fro& a 4%e3hectare "an inPaete, 'aguna, in which the +uantit$is not ca(ab"e of the eter&inationat the ti&e of the contract is a
eter&inate ob#ect!
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SPECIFICATIONS AND ETHICS
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• A cause which &ust be in e)istence atthe ti&e of the contract is the "aste"e&ent of a %a"i contract!
• Cause or consieration is the i&&eiate,irect an (ro)i&ate reason wh$ a (art$enters into the contract an without
which the contract beco&es nu""it$!• Cause &a$ either be onerous,re&unerator$ or gratuitous!
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R t C t t
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R$u#at!r4 C!#tract%
• In this contract, the cause orconsieration is then ser%ice orbene4t which is re&unerate or(ai!E)a&("e The (rofessiona" fee of anengineer who (ursuant to a contract
with a c"ient (re(ares the ("an oresign of the "atters resientia"house!
G t it C t t
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Gratuit!u% C!#tract%
• In this contract, or one of thebene4cence, the cause orconsieration is (ure "ibera"it$ on the(art of the benefactor! The ob"igoroes not recei%e an$ %a"uab"e or&ateria" consieration! The "ibera"it$
or cause of in this case is the innersatisfaction of the gi%er of ha%ingone or gi%en a %a"uab"e fa%or or
he"( to the recei%ing (art$!
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M!ti"% i# #tri#1 i#t! a
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1c!#tract
• Particu"ar &oti%es of the (arties inentering into contract are i6erentfro& the cause!
• The &oti%e is the s(ecia" or (ersona"reason of a (art$ wh$ he entereinto the contract, as istinguishe
fro& the cause of the contract!• Boti%e has reference to the (erson
an cause refers to the contract!
M!ti"% i# #tri#1 i#t! a
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1c!#tract
E)a&("e In a sa"e of a new car for/;,;;;!;; Ph(, the &oti%e of the(urchaser &a$ be is to gi%e it to hiswife, whereas, the ea"ers &oti%e is(erha(s to rein%est the &one$strict"$ for business (ro4t which is
a"so (ersona" to hi&!
C!#tract% 5it/!ut cau% !r
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5it/ ill1al cau%
• Contract without a cause or with ani""ega" cause, (rouces no e6ectwhatsoe%er!
• Cause if it is contrar$ to "aw, &ora"s,goo custo&s, (ub"ic orer an(ub"ic (o"ic$!
E)a&("e When a ee of sa"e statesthat the se""er recei%e the (rice of
the thing when the truth of the
C!#tract% 5it/!ut cau% !r
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the ob#ect of the contract be$on thereach of the se""ers creitors! In thiscase, e%en if there is a ee of sa"e,the contract is %oi as the "aste"e&ent is "ac.ing!
• If the contract has an un"awfu"
cause, it is as if no contract has beenentere into because the "aw(rohibits or consiers the cause as
i""ega"!
C!#tract% 5it/!ut cau% !r
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E)a&("e A contract to istributecontrabansG to ea" in (rohibiterugs where both the &anufactureran ea"er are un"icenseG contractsrestraining the ow of trae as whena (art$ hoars rice or sugar to create
arti4cia" shortageG or a contract torefrain fro& (rosecuting a cri&e fora &onetar$ cause!
Stat$#t !0 a 0al% cau% i#
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c!#tract
• The state&ent of a fa"se cause incontracts sha"" rener the& %oi, if itshou" not be (ro%e that it is truean "awfu"! This &eans that it isincu&bent u(on the (art$ enforcingthe contract to (ro%e that there e)ist
another cause which is "awfu" if theother (art$ c"ai&s the cause to befa"se!
Stat$#t !0 a 0al% cau% i#
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c!#tract
E)a&("e J signs a contract of sa"estating that he so" an e"i%ere a=eta&a) to K for /;,;;;!;; Ph( which
the "atter (ai in cash! The truth of the&atter howe%er is that K i not (a$ an$a&ount to J as the "atters (ur(ose is to("ace the =eta&a) be$on the reach ofan a(("iance 4r& to which he ha not(ai the co&("eteG insta""&ent(a$&ents!
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Pr%u$2ti!# !0
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2c!#%idrati!#
• A"though the cause is not state in thecontract, the sa&e is (resu&e to e)istan is "awfu", un"ess the ebtor (ro%es the
contrar$! This &eans that e%er$ contract is(resu&e to be base on a cause orconsieration which is "awfu" an e)isting,such that the (art$ against who& the
contract is enforce is re+uire to (ro%e"ac. or i""ega" consieration, otherwise thecontract continues to retain its %a"iit$!
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L%i!# !r i#ad6uac4 !0
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cau%
• 'esion or inae+uac$ of cause sha"" notin%a"iate a contract, un"ess there hasbeen frau or unue inuences!
• 'esion is si&("$ the a&age su6ere b$a (art$ because the (rice is un#ust orinae+uate!
• It oes not a%oi or in%a"iate thecontract un"ess the (rice is so gross"$inae+uate as to a&ount to (ractica""$ afrau, o((ression or unue inuence!
L%i!# !r i#ad6uac4 !0
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E)a&("e J, a isa$an resient, isthe owner of a 0;; s+uare &etersresientia" "ot in Taga$ta$ Cit$!Without .nowing that the cost (ers+uare &eter! Uner thecircu&stances, the "esion of ;;!;;
Ph( (er s+uare &eter he su6erewi"" not in%a"iate the contract! =ut if
K or a thir (erson ha e"iberate"$
use frau or unue inuence,
L%i!# !r i#ad6uac4 !0
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or K ha co&&itte a substantia"&ista.e, "esion su6ere &a$ be abasis of an action to in%a"iate thecontract!