Text of the provision
Art. 1526. Subject to the provisions of this Title, notwithstanding that the ownership in the goods may have passed to the buyer, the unpaid seller of goods, as such, has:
(1) A lien on the goods or right to retain them for the price while he is in possession of them;
(2) In case of the insolvency of the buyer, a right of stopping the goods in transitu after he has parted with the possession of them;
(3) A right of resale as limited by this Title;
(4) A right to rescind the sale as likewise limited by this Title. Where the ownership in the goods has not passed to the buyer, the unpaid seller has, in addition to his other remedies a right of withholding delivery similar to and coextensive with his rights of lien and stoppage in transitu where the ownership has passed to the buyer.
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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 unpaid seller has, even after ownership passes: a lien while in possession, stoppage in transitu on the buyer's insolvency, a right of resale, and a right to rescind — plus withholding delivery where ownership has not passed.
Related provisions
- Article 1525 — Who Is an Unpaid Seller.
- Article 1527 — Unpaid Seller's Lien.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.