Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 1522
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
A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods less than he contracted to sell, the buyer may reject them, but if the buyer accepts or retains the goods so delivered, knowing that the seller is not going to perform the contract in full, he must pay for them at the contract rate. If, however, the buyer has used or disposed of the goods delivered before he knows that the seller is not going to perform his contract in full, the buyer shall not be liable for more than the fair value to him of the goods so received. Where the seller delivers to the buyer a quantity of goods larger than he contracted to sell, the buyer may accept the goods included in the contract and reject the rest. If the buyer accepts the whole of the goods so delivered he must pay for them at the contract rate. Where the seller delivers to the buyer the goods he contracted to sell mixed with goods of a different description not included in the contract, the buyer may accept the goods which are in accordance with the contract and reject the rest. In the preceding two paragraphs, if the subject matter is indivisible, the buyer may reject the whole of the goods. The provisions of this article are subject to any usage of trade, special agreement, or course of dealing between the parties. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Governs a sale where the seller delivers the wrong quantity. If too little is delivered, the buyer may reject it; if he keeps it knowing the seller won't fully perform, he pays the contract rate (or only its fair value to him if he already used or disposed of it). If too much is delivered, he may take the agreed amount and reject the excess, and if goods are mixed with off-contract items he keeps the conforming ones and rejects the rest — all subject to trade usage or special agreement.

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Civil Code, Art. 1522 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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