Civil Code Art. 1561: Obligations of the Vendor

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1561
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
Formerly: Art. 1484a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

The vendor shall be responsible for warranty against the hidden defects which the thing sold may have, should they render it unfit for the use for which it is intended, or should they diminish its fitness for such use to such an extent that, had the vendee been aware thereof, he would not have acquired it or would have given a lower price for it; but said vendor shall not be answerable for patent defects or those which may be visible, or for those which are not visible if the vendee is an expert who, by reason of his trade or profession, should have known them. (1484a)

Cases applying this article

Anq Construction Corporation v. Ultra Petronne Interior Supply Corporation G.R. No. 251944
Union Motors Corporation v. Rudy S. Labos & Associates G.R. No. 205076
Higinio Francisco Yunti v. The Chinaman Dy-Yco G.R. No. 3018
Carlos B. de Guzman v. Toyota Cubao G.R. No. 141480
Spouses Luis G. Batalla v. Prudential Bank G.R. No. 200676
Atty. Reyes G. Geromo v. La Paz Housing G.R. No. 211175
Autozentrum Alabang v. Spouses Miamar A. Bernardo G.R. No. 214122
Ysasi v. Arceo G.R. No. 136586

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1560 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1562 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1565 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1556 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1566 Obligations of the Vendor
Civil Code, Art. 1567 Obligations of the Vendor

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Contract of Sale in the Philippines

Civil Code, Art. 1561 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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