Civil Code Art. 1616: Extinguishment of Sale

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1616
Topic: Extinguishment of Sale
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE VI SALES
Chapter: CHAPTER 7 Extinguishment of Sale
Formerly: Art. 1518 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

The vendor cannot avail himself of the right of repurchase without returning to the vendee the price of the sale, and in addition: (1) The expenses of the contract, and any other legitimate payments made by reason of the sale; (2) The necessary and useful expenses made on the thing sold. (1518)

Cases applying this article

Desiderio Ranara, Jr. v. Zacarias de Los Angeles, Jr. G.R. No. 200765
Raymundo M. Dapiton v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 107259
Spouses Cipriano Vasquez v. Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 83759

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