Page 10 - Important Provisions of The New Civil Code

Article 22. Every person who through an act of

performance by another, or any other means,

acquires or comes into possession of

something at the expense of the latter without

just or legal ground, shall return the same to

him.

Article 23. Even when an act or event causing

damage to another's property was not due to

the fault or negligence of the defendant, the

latter shall be liable for indemnity if through the

act or event he was benefited.

Article 24. In all contractual, property or other

relations, when one of the parties is at a

disadvantage on account of his moral

dependence, ignorance, indigence, mental

weakness, tender age or other handicap, the

courts must be vigilant for his protection.