Text of the provision
Art. 1498. When the sale is made through a public instrument, the execution thereof shall be equivalent to the delivery of the thing which is the object of the contract, if from the deed the contrary does not appear or cannot clearly be inferred. With regard to movable property, its delivery may also be made by the delivery of the keys of the place or depository where it is stored or kept.
(1463a)
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
Executing a public instrument is equivalent to delivery, unless the deed shows otherwise; movables may also be delivered by handing over the keys of the place where they are kept.
Related provisions
- Article 1497 — Actual Delivery.
- Article 1499 — Traditio Brevi Manu / Longa Manu.
Cases citing this article
- Sps. Erosto Santiago and Nelsi Santiago vs. Mancer Villamor, et al, G.R. No. 168499, November 26, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Jesus Dela Rosa, et al. vs. Santiago Carlos, et al, G.R. No. 147549, October 23, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Francisco A. Padilla vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 120274, November 16, 2001 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- 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 →
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