Civil Code Art. 1481: Nature and Form

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1481
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: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

In the contract of sale of goods by description or by sample, the contract may be rescinded if the bulk of the goods delivered do not correspond with the description or the sample, and if the contract be by sample as well as description, it is not sufficient that the bulk of goods correspond with the sample if they do not also correspond with the description. The buyer shall have a reasonable opportunity of comparing the bulk with the description or the sample. (n)

Cases applying this article

Leocadia Angelo v. Cipriano Pacheco G.R. No. 32894
Enrique Jovellano v. Antonia Lualhati G.R. No. 22488

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Civil Code, Art. 1477 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1485 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1476 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1475 Nature and Form of the Contract

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Contract of Sale in the Philippines

Civil Code, Art. 1481 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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