Civil Code Art. 1458: Nature and Form of the

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1458
Topic: Nature and Form of the Contract
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Nature and Form of the Contract
Formerly: Art. 1445a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

By the contract of sale one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership and to deliver a determinate thing, and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent. A contract of sale may be absolute or conditional. (1445a)

Cases applying this article

Gregorio Fule v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 112212
Estelita Villamar v. Balbino Mangaoil G.R. No. 188661
United Muslim v. Buen G.R. No. 179653
Spouses Rene v. Garcia International Art Gallery G.R. No. 240904
Spouses Teodorico M. Viovicente v. Spouses Danilo L. Viovicente G.R. No. 219074
Sps. Gil Torrecampo v. Dennis Alindogan, Sr. G.R. No. 156405
Jose Caoibes, Jr. v. Corazon Caoibes-Pantoja G.R. No. 162873
Heirs of Jesus M. Mascuñana v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 158646

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