Credit Transactions Flashcards
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
- 3 Requisites of Contract of Pledge and Mortgage?
- On 9/30, D pledge cp of his father. On 10/31, father died and as a sole heir, he obtained ownership of the cp. What is the status of the contract pf pledge?
1:
1. To secure a FULFILLMENT OF PRINCIPAL OBLIGATION
2. Pledgor or mortgagor should be the ABSOLUTE OWNER
3. FREE DISPOSAL of their property, in the absence thereof, that they be legally authorized for the purpose
- Void. Since the requirement of the contract is “absolute ownership” must be complied with AT THE TIME THE COTRACT WAS ENTERED INTO
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Explain Accesory Contract
Cannot exist without a VALID obligation or a principal contract
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Provide Type of obligations that a Pledge/Mortgage may secure
- Pure Obligations
- Conditional Obligations (suspensive or resolutory)
- Obligations with a term (suspensive or resolutory)
- Natural Obligations
- Recissible Contracts
- Voidable Contracts
- Unenforceable Contracts
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Can secure void obligation/contracts?
NO
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Third Person (not parties to the principal obligation) may secure the latter by pledging or mortgaging their own property?
Yes. Just follow the requisites.
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Exlpain Pactum Commissorium
PC means Automatic Appropriation Prohibited. PC Void.
The creditor cannot appropriate the thing given by way of pledge pr mortgage, pr dispose of them.
Any stipulation to the contrary is void!
Credit Transactions
Similarities between Pledge, Real Estate Mortgage, and Chattel Morgage
Explain Indivisibility of Contract and its exception
A pledge or mortgage is indivisible even though the debt may be divided among successors in interest of the debtor of the creditor
Exception: if there being several things given in mortgage or pledge, each one of them guarantees only a determinate portion of the credit
D has 2 debts with C, 50k each. Pledge his diamond ring and gold watch. If D paid 50k, he can demand the release of the diamond or gold.
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Pledge
2 Kinds of pledge?
- Voluntary or conventional - created by agreement of the parties
- Legal - created by operation of law
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Pledge
Exlpain Delivery / real contract
The thing pedged must be placed in the possession on the creditor, or thrid person by common agreement
Delivery is necessary in order to constitute the contract of pledge
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Pledge
Exlapin rules on fruits of pledged things
Fruits, income, dividends, or interest.
May apply to anu interest, if none, to principal obligation.
Also, like in Corporate Liquidation, the pledge shall extend to the interest and earnings of the right pledged
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Pledge
Who is the owner of the thing pledged if not yet expropriated?
Debtor
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Pledge
Other way of exthinguishment of a contract of pledge? Aside from payment of principal obligation.
- Thing pledged is returned. The pledge is Extinguished. Any stipulation to the contrary shall be void!
- Renunciation or Abandonment of pledge. Basta may statement in writing.
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Pledge
- Explain creditors right of appropriation (auction).
- Does pledgor has the right to bid?
1:
1. If the FIRST auction id not sold, second one with same formalities shall be held
- If the Second auction still not sold, THE CREDITOR MAY APPROPRIATE THE THING PLEDGED!
2: Yes. But his offer shall not be valid if he is the only bidder.
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Pledge
Explain Sale of the thing, proceeds thereof
1. Price is more than obligation including interest
2. Less than
3. Explain also if credit (pautang) is the object of pledge?
- The debtor shall not be entitled to the excess, unless it is otherwise agreed.
- Creditor shall not be entitled to recover the deficiency, any stipulation to the contrary shall be void.
Hence, the sale of the thing pledge shall extinguish the principal obligation, whether less or more than.
- If more or less yung collection, ibigay dapat ni creditor yung sobra sa debtor or still bayaran ni debtor yung kulang. Remember, wala pang foreclosure dito.
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Pledge
Provide 3 VOID stipulations
- Pledge is not extingished by the return of the thing pledged
- Automatic Appropriation (pactum comissorium)
- Recovery of dificiency in case proceeds from the sale is less than the amount of the obligation