Civil Code Art. 1459: Nature and Form of the

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1459
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
Year: 1949

The provision

The thing must be licit and the vendor must have a right to transfer the ownership thereof at the time it is delivered. (n)

Cases applying this article

Joseph N. Wolfson v. The Estate of Francisco Martinez G.R. No. 5970
Heirs of Arturo Reyes v. Elena Socco-Beltran G.R. No. 176474

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