This document classifies and defines different types of contracts based on various criteria such as their relation to other contracts, elements, perfection, purpose, subject matter, risk, and norms regulating them. It discusses preparatory contracts, principal contracts, accessory contracts, consensual contracts requiring consent but not delivery, contracts requiring consent and delivery, contracts classified by form as common or special, contracts classified by purpose such as transfer of ownership or conveyance of use, contracts classified by subject matter, vinculum producing obligations, cause as onerous or gratuitous, risk as commutative or aleatory, names or norms regulating them as nominate or innominate. It also discusses stipulations, terms and conditions of contracts and regulation of inn
This document classifies and defines different types of contracts based on various criteria such as their relation to other contracts, elements, perfection, purpose, subject matter, risk, and norms regulating them. It discusses preparatory contracts, principal contracts, accessory contracts, consensual contracts requiring consent but not delivery, contracts requiring consent and delivery, contracts classified by form as common or special, contracts classified by purpose such as transfer of ownership or conveyance of use, contracts classified by subject matter, vinculum producing obligations, cause as onerous or gratuitous, risk as commutative or aleatory, names or norms regulating them as nominate or innominate. It also discusses stipulations, terms and conditions of contracts and regulation of inn
This document classifies and defines different types of contracts based on various criteria such as their relation to other contracts, elements, perfection, purpose, subject matter, risk, and norms regulating them. It discusses preparatory contracts, principal contracts, accessory contracts, consensual contracts requiring consent but not delivery, contracts requiring consent and delivery, contracts classified by form as common or special, contracts classified by purpose such as transfer of ownership or conveyance of use, contracts classified by subject matter, vinculum producing obligations, cause as onerous or gratuitous, risk as commutative or aleatory, names or norms regulating them as nominate or innominate. It also discusses stipulations, terms and conditions of contracts and regulation of inn
This document classifies and defines different types of contracts based on various criteria such as their relation to other contracts, elements, perfection, purpose, subject matter, risk, and norms regulating them. It discusses preparatory contracts, principal contracts, accessory contracts, consensual contracts requiring consent but not delivery, contracts requiring consent and delivery, contracts classified by form as common or special, contracts classified by purpose such as transfer of ownership or conveyance of use, contracts classified by subject matter, vinculum producing obligations, cause as onerous or gratuitous, risk as commutative or aleatory, names or norms regulating them as nominate or innominate. It also discusses stipulations, terms and conditions of contracts and regulation of inn
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TITLE II. CONTRACTS b.
Real- requires not only the consent for
their perfection, but also the delivery of CHAPTER 1- GENERAL PROVISIONS the object by any one of the party to the Article 1305. A contract is a meeting of other. (Commodatum, Pledge, Deposit) minds between two persons whereby *Loan for consumption- Mutuum one binds himself, with respect to the *Loan for use- Commodatum other, to give something or to render some service. 3. According to their form a. Common or informal- do not require Once the minds of the contracting some particular form (Loan, Lease) parties meet, a VALID CONTRACT exists, b. Special of formal- requires some whether it is reduced to writing or not. particular form (Donation, Chattel When the terms of an agreement have Mortgage) been reduced to writing, it is considered 4. According to their purpose as containing all the terms agreed upon. a. Transfer of ownership- Sale b. Conveyance of use- Commodatum Essential Elements of a Contract: c. Rendition of service- Agency 1. Consent of the contracting parties 5. According to their subject matter 2. Object certain which is the subject a. Things- Sale, Deposit, Pledge matter of the contract b. Services- Agency, Lease of service 3. Cause of the obligation which is 6. According to their vinculum which established. they produce. a. Unilateral- gives rise to an obligation Classification of contracts for only one of the parties 1. According to their relation to other (Commodatum, Gratuitous deposit) contracts b. Bilateral- gives rise to reciprocal a. Preparatory- which have for their obligations for both parties- (Sale, Lease) object the establishment of a condition 7. According to their cause in law which is necessary as a preliminary a. Onerous- each of the parties aspires to step towards the celebration of another procure for himself a benefit through the subsequent contract. (Partnership, giving of an equivalent or compensation Agency) (Sale) b. Principal- can subsist independently b. Gratuitous- one of the parties proposes from other contracts and whose purpose to give to the other a benefit without any can be fulfilled by themselves. (Sale, equivalent or compensation Lease) (Commodatum) c. Accessory- can exist only as a 8. According to risk involved consequence of, or in relation with, a. Commutative- ech of the parties another prior contract. (Pledge, acquires an equivalent of his prestation Mortgage) and such equivalent is pecuniarily 2. According to their perfection appreciable and already determined a. Consensual- are perfected by mere from the moment of the celebration of agreement. (Sale, Lease) the contract. (Lease) b. Aleatory- each of the parties has to account the acquisition of an equivalent of his presatation, but such equivalent is not yet determined at the moment of the celebration, since it depends upon the happening of an uncertain event, thus charging the parties with risk of loss or gain. (Insurance) 9. According to their names or norms regulating them a. Nominate- have their own individuality ad are regulated by special provisions of law (Sale, Lease) b. Innominate- lacks individuality and are not regulated by special provisions
Article 1306. The contracting parties may
establish such stipulations, clauses, terms and conditions as they may deem convenient, provided they are not contrary to law, morals, good customs, public order, or public policy.
Article 1307. Innominate contracts shall
be regulated by the stipulations of the parties, by the provisions of Titles I and II of this Book, by the rules governing the most analogous nominate contracts, and by the customs of the place.
Article 1308. The contract must bind both
contracting parties; its validity or compliance cannot be left to the will of one of them.