Civil Code Art. 1538: Obligations of the Vendor

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1538
Topic: Obligations of the Vendor
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor
Year: 1949

The provision

In case of loss, deterioration or improvement of the thing before its delivery, the rules in article 1189 shall be observed, the vendor being considered the debtor. (n)

Cases applying this article

Tagaytay Development Company v. Antonio E. Osorio G.R. No. 46069

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