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Practice question: Contract of Sale vs. Contract to Sell

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Practice question

The parties validly perfect an ordinary sale of a movable. The seller actually delivers it to the buyer, with no ownership reservation or other obstacle to transfer. The price is payable next month. Does the unpaid but not-yet-due price alone prevent transfer under Article 1477?
  1. Yes, all sales transfer ownership only after full payment.
  2. Yes, every credit sale is necessarily a mere offer.
  3. Yes, delivery is never relevant.
  4. Yes, the movable becomes public property meanwhile.
  5. No, actual delivery transfers ownership on the stated ordinary-sale facts.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 1477–1478.

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