SALES Flashcards
Obligation of the **seller **or vendor in a contract of sale
- Transfer the ownership
- Deliver a determinate thing
Obligation of the **buyer **or vendee in a contract of sale
to pay therefor the price certain in money or its equivalent
Kinds of Delivery
- Actual
- Constructive
- Delivery to a common carrier
Types of Constructive Delivery - Traditio Symbolica
the seller delivers the symbol of possession of a property
Types of Constructive Delivery - Traditio Longa Manu
delivery of a movable by mere consent or agreement of the parties usually made by pointing at the thing
Types of Constructive Delivery - Traditio Brevi Manu
delivery that takes place when the buyer is already in possession of the thing sold even before the sale
Types of Constructive Delivery - Traditio Constitutum Possessorium
delivery that takes place when the seller continues in possession of the thing sold after the sale but in another capacity such as a lessee or depositary
Types of Constructive Delivery - Delivery by Legal formalities
when the sale is made through a public instrument, the execution thereof shall be equivalent to the delivery of the thing sold, if from the deed the contrary does not appear or cannot be clearly inferred
Types of Constructive Delivery - Quasi Traditio
delivery of incorporeal property
Perfection of “contract” of sale
by mere consent
Contract for a piece of work
if the goods are to be manufactured specially for the customer and upon his special order (subject: service)
Characteristics of a contract of sale
- Consensual
- Principal
- Bilateral
- Onerous
- Commutative
- Nominate
Elements of a contract of sale
- Essential
- Natural
- Accidental
Essential elements
Required for validity
Natural elements
deemed part of the contract even if not stipulated or even if the parties are unaware. Deemed part of the contract by law.
Accidental elements
present only because the parties so stipulated
What are the essential elements
- Consent
- Subject matter
- Price certain
Consent (Absolute Incapacity)
the party cannot give consent to any and all contract, which may result in the contract being voidable/ void
Contract of sale entered by Minors and those without capacity to act
may enter into a valid contract of sale of “necessaries” which must be paid for a reasonable price
Relative Incapacity
party is prohibited from entering some specific transactions with some persons and sometimes over specific things
Emptio rei speratae
sale of future things which must come into existence. otherwise, sale is not effective
Emptio spei
sale of hope itself. produces effects even if the thing hoped does not come into existence
Vain hope
the sale of vain hope is void.
third person who determined the price acted in bad faith or by mistake
the courts may fix the price