Text of the provision
Art. 1466. In construing a contract containing provisions characteristic of both the contract of sale and of the contract of agency to sell, the essential clauses of the whole instrument shall be considered.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
In a contract with features of both sale and agency to sell, the essential clauses of the whole instrument determine which it is — a recurring issue in distributorship disputes.
Related provisions
- Article 1465 — Things Under a Resolutory Condition.
- Article 1467 — Sale vs. Piece of Work.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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