Text of the provision
Art. 1585. The buyer is deemed to have accepted the goods when he intimates to the seller that he has accepted them, or when the goods have been delivered to him, and he does any act in relation to them which is inconsistent with the ownership of the seller, or when, after the lapse of a reasonable time, he retains the goods without intimating to the seller that he has rejected them.
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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 buyer accepts when he tells the seller so, does an act inconsistent with the seller's ownership, or retains the goods beyond a reasonable time without rejecting them.
Related provisions
- Article 1584 — Buyer's Right to Examine the Goods.
- Article 1586 — Acceptance Does Not Waive Warranty; Notice Required.
Cases citing this article
- NFF Industrial Corporation vs. G & L Associates Brokerage and/or Gerardo Trinidad, G.R. No. 178169, January 12, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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