Sunday, February 7, 2016

Article 1276


Merger which takes place in the person of the principal debtor or creditor benefits the guarantors. Confusion which takes place in the person of any of the latter does not extinguish the obligation.
Ang pag-iisa o pagsasanib ng prinsipal na nangutang at nagpautang ay ika-papakinabang ng tagapanagot. Ang pag-iisa o pagsasanib ng tagapanagot ay hindi maaaring makapagpa-walang bisa o makapag-wala ng obligasyon.
Two kinds of merger:
a.       Merger in the person of the principal debtor or principal creditor;
b.      Merger in the person of the guarantor.
The first merger results in the extinguishment of the guaranty because the latter is just an accessory obligation. When the principal obligation is extinguished, the accessory obligation is also extinguished. Thus, the law says, the confusion benefits the guarantor.

The second merger will not extinguish the principal obligation because the efficacy of the principal obligation is not dependent upon the accessory obligation.

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