Text of the provision
Art. 1578. If the animal should die within three days after its purchase, the vendor shall be liable if the disease which cause the death existed at the time of the contract.
(1497a)
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
If the animal dies within three days of purchase, the vendor is liable if the disease causing death existed at the time of the contract.
Related provisions
- Article 1577 — Prescription: Redhibitory Action for Animals (40 Days).
- Article 1579 — Return of the Animal on Rescission.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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