Civil Code Art. 1506: Obligations of the Vendor

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1506
Topic: Obligations of the Vendor
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Where the seller of goods has a voidable title thereto, but his title has not been avoided at the time of the sale, the buyer acquires a good title to the goods, provided he buys them in good faith, for value, and without notice of the seller's defect of title. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

If a seller of goods holds a title that is merely voidable and it has not yet been annulled at the time of the sale, the buyer gets good title to the goods—provided the buyer purchases in good faith, gives value, and has no notice of the seller's defective title. In effect, an innocent paying buyer is protected against the seller's hidden title flaw.

An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.

Cases applying this article

Juan Verceluz v. Deogracias Edaño G.R. No. 21284
Jaime Ledesma v. The Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 86051
A. A. Addison v. Marciana Felix G.R. No. 12342

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1507 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1508 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1504 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1503 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1509 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1510 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1511 Obligations of the Vendor

Civil Code, Art. 1506 is found in CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor 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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