Text of the provision
Art. 1562. In a sale of goods, there is an implied warranty or condition as to the quality or fitness of the goods, as follows:
(1) Where the buyer, expressly or by implication, makes known to the seller the particular purpose for which the goods are acquired, and it appears that the buyer relies on the seller's skill or judgment (whether he be the grower or manufacturer or not), there is an implied warranty that the goods shall be reasonably fit for such purpose;
(2) Where the goods are brought by description from a seller who deals in goods of that description (whether he be the grower or manufacturer or not), there is an implied warranty that the goods shall be of merchantable quality.
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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
In a sale of goods there is an implied warranty that goods are reasonably fit for a purpose the buyer made known and relied on the seller's skill for, and that goods bought by description from a dealer are of merchantable quality.
Related provisions
- Article 1561 — Warranty Against Hidden Defects.
- Article 1563 — Sale Under a Trade Name.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.