Text of the provision
Art. 1478. The parties may stipulate that ownership in the thing shall not pass to the purchaser until he has fully paid the price.
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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
The parties may stipulate that ownership will not pass until the price is fully paid — the basis of "reservation of title" and contract-to-sell arrangements.
Related provisions
- Article 1477 — Ownership Passes on Delivery.
- Article 1480 — Risk of Loss Between Perfection and Delivery.
Cases citing this article
- Venustriano B. Chavez, Jr., Maria Carmita C. Certeza, et al. vs. Spouses Joselito and Adriana Gopez, G.R. No. 242366, February 26, 2025 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Noel John M. Kaw And Josephine Caseres-Kaw vs. Heirs of Marilyn Nodalo, et al, G.R. No. 263047, November 27, 2024 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of the Late Apolinario Caburnay, et al. vs. Heirs of Teodulo Sison, namely, G.R. No. 230934, December 2, 2020 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Hipolito Agustin and Imelda Agustin vs. Romana De Vera, G.R. No. 233455, April 3, 2019 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Antonio Beltran and Felisa Beltran vs. Apolonio Cangayda, Jr. and Loreta E. Cangayda, G.R. No. 225033, August 15, 2018 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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