Practice question
A seller accepts a buyer’s part payment under an otherwise valid oral sale and later invokes the Statute of Frauds to repudiate it. Explain the significance of partial execution and acceptance of benefits, without assuming every other requirement is satisfied merely by payment.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1317,1356–1358 and 1403–1408.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2023/aug2023/gr_259469_2023.html — Aliguyon v Dummang, GR 259469, August 30 2023, main opinion: Statute of Frauds and partially executed contracts.
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