Text of the provision
Art. 1566. The vendor is responsible to the vendee for any hidden faults or defects in the thing sold, even though he was not aware thereof. This provision shall not apply if the contrary has been stipulated, and the vendor was not aware of the hidden faults or defects in the thing sold.
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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 liable for hidden defects even if unaware of them — unless it was stipulated that he would not be, and he was in fact unaware.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1565 — Warranty in a Sale by Sample.
- Article 1567 — Buyer's Options for Hidden Defects (Redhibition/Quanti Minoris).
Cases citing this article
- Nutrimix Feeds Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 152219, October 25, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- RCBC Savings Bank vs. Noel M. Odrada, G.R. No. 219037, October 19, 2016 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Dra. Leila A. Dela Llana vs. Rebecca Biong, doing business under the name and style of Pongkay Trading, G.R. No. 182356, December 4, 2013 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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