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Sources Of Obligation:
3. QUASI-CONTRACT ( OBLIGATION EX QUASI-CONTRACTU ) –
That juridical relation resulting from a lawful, voluntary and unilateral act, and
which has for its purpose, the payment of indemnity to the end that no one shall
be unjustly enriched or benefited at the expense of another.
2 Kinds Of Quasi-contract:
a. Negotiorum gestio - unauthorized management; This takes place
when a person voluntarily takes charge of another’s abandoned
business or property without the owner’s authority.
b. Solutio indebiti - undue payment ; This takes place when something is
received when there is no right to demand it, and it was unduly
delivered thru Mistake.