Text of the provision
Art. 1524. The vendor shall not be bound to deliver the thing sold, if the vendee has not paid him the price, or if no period for the payment has been fixed in the contract.
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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 vendor is not bound to deliver if the buyer has not paid the price and no credit period was fixed — the seller's basic security.
Related provisions
- Article 1522 — Delivery of Wrong Quantity.
- Article 1525 — Who Is an Unpaid Seller.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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