Sales Stage Where Parties Both Comply With Their Obligation
Sales Stage Where Parties Both Comply With Their Obligation
Sales Stage Where Parties Both Comply With Their Obligation
� Nature of diligence required: diligence of a good father of the family unless other
requirement is stipulated
� Consequence: Seller will be guilty of breach if thing is lost through his fault
� twin obligation:
1. Actual
� when thing sold is placed in the control & possession of the buyer
2. Constructive
� Delivery of thing by mere agreement; when SELLER points to the property without
need of actually delivering
� Before contract of sale, the would be buyer was already in possession of the would
be subject matter of sale (ex: as lessee)
3. Symbolic delivery
4. Constitutum possessarium
5. Execution:
� Exception:
a. when there is stipulation to contrary, execution does not produce effect of delivery
b. when at the time of execution of instrument, subject matter was not subject to
control of the seller
� subject matter should be within control of seller; he should have capacity to deliver
at the time of execution of public instrument when he wants to effect actual delivery
� such capacity should subsist for a reasonable time after execution of instrument
(reasonable time depends on circumstances of persons, places & things)
� execution is equivalent to delivery if from the deed, contrary does not appear
� When goods delivered alongside the ship, there is already delivery to the buyer (twin
effects deemed fulfilled)
a. when buyer pays for services of carrier � delivery to carrier is delivery to buyer;
carrier is agent of the buyer
b. when buyer pays seller the price � from moment the vessel is at port of destination,
there is already delivery to buyer.
COMPLETENESS OF DELIVERY
(1) when accepts with knowledge that seller is not going to perform contract in full, he
must pay at price stipulated
(2) when accepts & consumes before knowledge that buyer will not perform contract in
full, liable only for fair value of goods delivered
i. accept good w/c are in accordance with contract & reject the rest
2. IMMOVABLES
LESS IN AREA
i. rescission
ii. proportional reduction of price
� LACK IN AREA SHLD NOT BE LESS THAN 1/10 OF AREA AGREED UPON
GREATER IN AREA
i. accept per stipulation & reject the rest
ii. accept whole area � pay at contract rate
� If area delivered is either greater or lesser � price will not be adjusted accordingly
5. at reasonable hour
1. contract to sell
2. sale on acceptance/approval
3. sale or return
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OBLIGATION OF BUYER
� Buyer is obligated to pay price according to terms agreed upon � regarding time,
place & amount
� Where to accept: at time & place stipulated in the contract; if none specified � at the
time & place of delivery
� Goods;
b. When delivered & does any act inconsistent with ownership of seller
b. When not examined by buyer � not accepted until examined or at least had
reasonable time to examine
� When buyer has a right to refuse goods, no need to return; shall be considered as
depositary; unless there is stipulation to the contrary
DOUBLE SALE:
When does it apply: when not all requisites embodied in 1544 concur
� Requisites;
1. MOVABLE
2. IMMOVABLE
� No inscription & no possession in good faith � Person who presents oldest title in
good faith
GOOD FAITH
1. one who buys property without notice that another person has a right or interest in
such property
2. one who has paid price before notice that another has claim or interest
POSSESSION
REGISTRATION
� jurisprudence: if 2nd sale is a judicial sale (by way of levy on execution), buyer
merely steps into the shoes of the judgment debtor. Outside of such situation � must
apply to conflicting sales over the same unregistered parcel of land
3. if sale 1 occurs when land is not yet registered & sale 2 is done when land is already
registered � apply FIRST IN TIME, PRIORITY IN RIGHT