Civil Code Art. 1470: Nature and Form of the

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1470
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

Gross inadequacy of price does not affect a contract of sale, except as it may indicate a defect in the consent, or that the parties really intended a donation or some other act or contract. (n)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Bernardo Buenaventura v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 126376

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