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SALES

Syllabus
Atty. Catherine S. Amen
(Thursday, 7:30-9:30PM)
[Optional] Reference: Comments and Cases on Sales and Lease
by Hector S. De Leon

I. Definition
a. Article 1458, NCC
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Case: Tan v. Benolirao, et al., G.R. No. 153820, 16 October 2009
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II. Characteristics of Contract of Sale


a. Consensual
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Case: Paredes v. Espino, G.R. No. L-23351, 13 March 1968
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b. Principal
c. Bilateral
d. Onerous
e. Commutative
f. Nominate

III. Classification of Contract of Sale


a. As to nature of Subject Matter
i. Movable
ii. Immovable
b. As to Nature in General
i. Thing
ii. Right

IV. Distinguished from Other Relations


a. Deed of Absolute Sale vis--vis Conditional Sale vis--vis Contract to Sell
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Cases: Spouses Gomer v. Spouses Santiago, G.R. No. 145330, 14 October 2005
Tan v. Benolirao, et al., G.R. No. 153820, 16 October 2009
Reyes v. Tuparan, G.R. No. 188064, 01 June 2011
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b. Contract of Sale vis--vis Dation in Payment
c. Contract of Sale vis--vis Contract for a Piece of Work
d. Contract of Sale vis--vis Barter
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e. Contract of Sale vis--vis Agency to Sell


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Cases: Quiroga v. Parsons Hardware Co., G.R. No. L-11491, 23 August 1918
Tan v. Benolirao, et al., G.R. No. 153820, 16 October 2009
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V. Essential Elements of a Contract of Sale


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a. Consent of the Contracting Parties
b. Object or Subject Matter
c. Cause or Consideration
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Cases: Mapalo, et al. v. Mapalo, et al.,G.R. Nos. L-21489 and L-21628, 19 May 1966
Sanchez v. Rigos, G.R. No. L-25494, 14 June 1972
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VI. Rights and Obligations of the Vendor


a. Obligation to Deliver the Fruits
b. Obligation to Take Care of the Thing
c. Obligation to Pay Expenses/Taxes
d. Obligation to Transfer Ownership
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Cases: Sun Brothers & Co. v. Velasco, 54 O.G. 5143
Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Company v. Tabora, G.R. No. L-21263, 30 April 1965
Kuenzle & Streiff v. Macke & Chandler, et al., G.R. No. L-5295, 16 December 1909
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i. Double Sale
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Cases: Carumba v. CA, et al., G.R. No. L-27587, 18 February 1970
Martinez v. CA, G.R. No. 123547, 21 May 2001
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e. Obligation to Deliver the Object of the Sale
i. Kinds of Delivery of Things
1. Actual Delivery
2. Constructive Delivery
a. Kinds of Constructive Delivery
i. Delivery of Keys
ii. Tradition Longa Manu
iii. Brevi Manu
iv. Constructive Possessorium
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Case: Bautista v. Sioson, et al., G.R. No. L-13125, 11 February 1919
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ii. Kinds of Delivery of Rights
1. Execution of Public Instrument
2. Placing of Title of Ownership in the Possession of Vendee
3. Use by the Vendee of His Rights with the Vendors Consent
iii. Place of Delivery
iv. Rule on Sale as to Quantity/Quality of the Thing Sold
v. Rule on Sale of Realty
vi. Warranties
1. Express Warranty
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2. Implied Warranty
a. Warranty Against Eviction
b. Warranty Against Hidden Defects
c. Any Charge or Non-Apparent Encumbrance Not Declared or Known to
the Buyer
d. Warranty of Quality
e. Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose
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f. Warranty of Merchantability
g. Rule on Sale of Animals with Defects

VII. Rights and Obligations of the Vendee


a. Obligation to Accept the Thing Delivered
b. Obligation to Pay the Price
c. Right to Inspect or Examine
d. Maceda Law or Realty Installment Buyer Act
e. Recto Law or Installment Sales Law

VIII. Remedies for Breach of Contract


a. Remedies of Unpaid Seller
i. Right to Retain the Thing in his Possession
ii. Right of Stoppage in Transit/ Right to Resume Possession of goods
iii. Right of Resale
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Case: Katigbak v. CA, et al., G.R. No. L-16480, 31 January 1962
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iv. Right to Rescind
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Case: Song Fo & Company v. Hawaiian Philippine Co., G.R. No. 23769, 16 September 1925
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b. Remedies of Buyer

IX. Extinguishment of Sale


a. Right of Resale
b. Rescission or Cancellation
c. Redemption
i. Kinds of Redemption
1. Conventional Redemption
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Case: Gerardino, et al. v. CFI, et al., G.R. No. L-32670, 29 December 1977
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2. Legal Redemption
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Cases: Doromal, et al. v. CA, et al.,, G.R. No. L-36083, 05 September 1975
Heirs of Jose Reyes, Jr. v. Reyes, et al., G.R. No. 158377, 13 August 2010
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