Practice question
A seller under a perfected sale sends twice the earnest money and declares cancellation solely under 1482. The buyer did not agree and no other ground exists. Which is correct?
- Double payment always repeals the contract.
- Only the seller may choose whether consent ever occurred.
- Every sale is automatically an option.
- The buyer necessarily loses all remedies.
- The article alone does not establish that unilateral cancellation right.
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles1306,1475,1482,1490-1492,1504,1522-1523 and1589-1590: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
- Chavez v. Spouses Gopez, G.R.242366, February26,2025, MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/feb2025/gr_242366_2025.html
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