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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.
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