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Practice question: Option Contract

Essay Medium Jurisprudence

Practice question

Compare a fixed-price option with a first-refusal right where the owner has not yet decided to sell and essential purchase terms remain unsettled.

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1324,1479.
  • PNOC v Keppel Philippines Holdings GR202050 July25,2016 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2016/jul2016/gr_202050_2016.html Separate consideration and burden of proof.
  • F.F. Cruz v NMC Container Lines GR270449 August11,2025 MAIN: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70224 Option versus first refusal; consideration.

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