Text of the provision
Art. 1525. The seller of goods is deemed to be an unpaid seller within the meaning of this Title:
(1) When the whole of the price has not been paid or tendered;
(2) When a bill of exchange or other negotiable instrument has been received as conditional payment, and the condition on which it was received has been broken by reason of the dishonor of the instrument, the insolvency of the buyer, or otherwise. In articles 1525 to 1535 the term "seller" includes an agent of the seller to whom the bill of lading has been indorsed, or a consignor or agent who has himself paid, or is directly responsible for the price, or any other person who is in the position of a seller.
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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
A seller is unpaid when the whole price is unpaid/untendered, or when a negotiable instrument taken as conditional payment has been dishonored. "Seller" includes an agent, consignor, or anyone in the seller's position.
Related provisions
- Article 1524 — Delivery Conditioned on Payment.
- Article 1526 — Rights of an Unpaid Seller.
Cases citing this article
- Mary Ann Carmen Ferrer vs. St. Mary's Publishing, G.R. No. 258486, August 2, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- M.Y. Intercontinental Trading Corporation, Tedwin T. Uy, and Allianz Marketing and Publishing Corporation vs. St. Mary'S Publishing Corporation, G.R. No. 249715, April 12, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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