Civil Code Art. 1465: Nature and Form

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1465
Topic: Nature and Form of the Contract
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Nature and Form of the Contract
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Things subject to a resolutory condition may be the object of the contract of sale. (n)

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Property that is held under a resolutory condition—meaning ownership could be undone if a future event occurs—can still be validly sold. The buyer takes it subject to that condition, so the sale is allowed even though the seller's title might later be extinguished.

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Cases applying this article

Heirs of Zoilo Espiritu v. Spouses Maximo Landrito G.R. No. 169617

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Civil Code, Art. 1465 is found in CHAPTER 1 Nature and Form of the Contract of TITLE VI SALES of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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