Civil Code Art. 1485: Nature and Form

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1485
Topic: Nature and Form of the Contract
Status: In force, as amended
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

The preceding article shall be applied to contracts purporting to be leases of personal property with option to buy, when the lessor has deprived the lessee of the possession or enjoyment of the thing. (1454-A-a)

Note: these provisions are known as the Recto Law, on the sale of personal property by installments, and remain in force.

Cases applying this article

Pci Leasing v. Giraffe-X Creative Imaging G.R. No. 142618
Filinvest Credit Corporation v. The Court of Appeals G.R. No. 82508

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1484 Nature and Form of the Contract
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Civil Code, Art. 1482 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1481 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1479 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1478 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1477 Nature and Form of the Contract
Civil Code, Art. 1476 Nature and Form of the Contract

Civil Code, Art. 1485 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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