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Article 1179: Every obligation whose performance does not depend upon a future or
uncertain event, or upon a past event unknown to the parties, is demandable at once.
Every obligation which contains a resolutory condition shall also be demandable, without
prejudice to the effects of the happening of the event.
Meaning of condition
- Future and uncertain event, upon the happening of which, the acquisition or
extinguishment of an obligation to it depends
Characteristics of a condition
1. Future and Uncertain
- It is not enough for an event to be future, it must also be uncertain
2. Past but unknown