Practice question
A commercial agreement is established to be a genuine contract to sell: the seller has only promised to convey after the buyer fully pays. The payment condition remains unfulfilled without prevention by the seller. Assume no applicable installment-buyer protection or independent breach alters the analysis. The buyer seeks immediate conveyance as though an unconditional sale had already transferred ownership. Which conclusion follows from the distinction in Chavez v. Spouses Gopez?
- The unfulfilled condition automatically transfers the seller's title.
- The obligation to convey under that conditional promise has not arisen, so immediate conveyance cannot be demanded on the asserted basis.
- Every unfulfilled condition proves the seller committed fraud.
- The buyer automatically becomes owner by merely naming the document a sale.
- All laws concerning sales are repealed.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_242366_2025.html — Chavez v. Spouses Gopez, GR 242366, February 26, 2025, main decision.
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