Schedule

Asdiscussed,wewillhaveamakeupclassonNovember24(8:30a.m.
to11:30a.m.).
Iunderstandthatsomenonmembersofblock2Bmaynotbeableto
attendbecausetheyhaveanotherclass(andIcanexcusethemfrom
attendancebasedonthatreason).Iftheclasswishestoproposeanother
timeanddateforthemakeupclass(whichwillenablethenonblock
memberstoattend),Icanconsideranalternativeschedule(otherthan
Wednesdayafternoon).Pleaseletmeknow(throughMijo)beforethe
endofthisweekifyouwishtochangetheschedule.IfIdonotreceive
advicebeforetheendoftheweek,Iwillassumethatwewillholdthe
makeupclassonNovember24.TheroomassignedtousonTuesdayis
theSarmientoroom(room127).Nonmembersofblock2B(witha
scheduleconflict)arewelcometoattendanyportionoftheclass.
Ialsounderstandthattheclassisrequestingthatthelastclassbeheld
(andthe3rdquizbegiven)onNovember28(Saturday),1:30p.m.to
4:30p.m.Iamfinewiththatschedule(ontheassumptionthateveryone
isavailabletoattendandwehavearoomassignedtous).
Assignment
OnNovember24,Ihopetofinishthecourseoutline.Wewillfinish
discussingdoublesalesandwillcontinuewithPartXIV(Sales
DistinguishedfromOtherContracts)andtheremainingpartsofthe
outline(intheorderstatedintheoutline).
Pleasestudy:
(a)thefollowingCivilCodeprovisions:Arts.14661468,16021605,
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(b)thefollowingcases:
AdelfaProperties,Incvs.CourtofAppeals,240SCRA565,G.R.No.
111238,January25,1995;
Quirogavs.ParsonsHardwareCo.,38Phil.501,G.R.No.L11491,
August23,1918(Arts.1466,1868);
Puyatvs.ArcoAmusementCo,72Phil.402,G.R.No.L47538,June
20,1941(Arts.1466,1868);
Celestino&Companyvs.Collector,99Phil.841,G.R.No.L8506,
August31,1956(Art.1467);
Commissionervs.EngineeringEquipment&SupplyCompany,64
SCRA590,G.R.No.L27044,June30,1975(Art.1467);
Robertsvs.Papio,515SCRA346,G.R.No.166714,February9,2007
(Art.1602);
Martiresvs.Chua,694SCRA38,G.R.174240,March20,2013(Arts.
1602,2088);
Lovs.KJSEcoFormworkSystemPhil.,Inc.,413SCRA182,G.R.No.
149420,October8,2003(Art.1628);
DevelopmentBankofthePhilippinesvs.RegionalTrialCourtof
Manila,86O.G.,No.6,1137(1987).
(c)thefollowinglaws:
BulkSalesLaw(ActNo.3952)[seeDeLeon,pp.614625];
CondominiumAct(R.A.No.4726)[seeDeLeon,pp.663673];
TheSubdivisionandCondominiumBuyersProtectiveDecree
(PresidentialDecreeNo.957)[seeDeLeon,pp.626640];
PleasealsoreadthefollowingprovisionsoftheCivilCode:Arts.
1245,725,1470,1471,1643,1638,2088.
KindlyseetheMaterialspage(items13,14and15)forstudyguideson
DocumentsofTitle,BulkSalesLaw,P.D.957,andR.A4726.

Learningobjectives
Youshouldlearnthefollowing:
Salesdistinguishedfromothercontracts
Whatisadacionenpago?Whatdistinguishesadacionenpagofroma
sale?
2.Whatisacontracttosell?Aconditionalsale?Whatdistinguishes
themfromasale?
3.Whatisanagencytobuyandsell?Whatdistinguishesanagencyto
buyandsellfromasale?
4.Whatisacontractforapieceofwork?Whatdistinguishesacontract
forapieceofworkfromasale?
5.Whatisacontractofbarter?Whatdistinguishesacontractofbarter
fromasale?Whatisthetestfordeterminingwhetherthetransactionisa
saleorbarter?Whenisabarterperfectedandconsummated?Whatisthe
remedyoftheaggrievedpartyifthegiverisnotthelawfulownerofthe
thingdelivered?Whataretheremediesofthepersonwholosesthething
byeviction?Whatlawgovernsthecontractofbarter?
6.Whatisadonation?Whatdistinguishesadonationfromasale?
7.Whatisalease?Whatdistinguishesaleasefromasale?
8.Whatisanequitablemortgage?Whatdistinguishesanequitable
mortgagefromasale?Whataretherequisitesinorderthattherewillbe
apresumptionthatthetransactionisanequitablemortgage?What
circumstanceswillindicatethatthetransactionisanequitablemortgage?
Incaseofdoubt,isthepresumptioninfavorofanequitablemortgageor
asalewithrighttorepurchase?Whataretheconsequencesifthe
contractisheldanequitablemortgage?
9.Whatisanassignmentofcredit?Whatdistinguishesanassignmentof
creditfromasale?Howisanassignmentofcreditperfected?Against
whomistheassignmentofcreditbindingupon?Istheconsentofthe
debtorrequiredfortheassignment?Whataccessoryrightsareincluded
intheassignmentofcredit?Whatarethewarrantiesandliabilitiesofthe
assignorofcredit?Whatisthedurationoftheassignorsliabilityifheor
sheguaranteedthedebtorssolvency?Whataretheliabilitiesofthe

assignorincaseof:(a)saleofaninheritance;(b)saleofwholeofcertain
rights,rentsorproducts?Inwhatinstancesistherightoflegal
redemptionavailableinthesaleofcreditunderlitigation
SpecialLaws
1.WhatistheBulkSalesLaw?Whattransactionsarecoveredbythe
BulkSalesLaw?WhattransactionsarenotcoveredbytheBulkSales
Law?IsamortgagecoveredbytheBulkSalesLaw?Cantheprovisions
oftheBulkSalesLawbewaived?Whatarethedutiesofaperson
transferringpropertyundertransactionscoveredbytheBulkSalesLaw?
WhenwillatransactionundertheBulkSaleLawbeconsidered
fraudulentandvoid?WhatactsarepunishedbytheBulksSalesLaw?
Whatisthepenaltyforviolation?
2.UnderPD957,maytheinstallmentpaymentsmadebythebuyerbe
forfeitedshouldthebuyerdesistfromfurtherpaymentduetothefailure
ofthedevelopertodevelopthesubdivisionproject?Whenisthebuyer
entitledtothedeliveryofthetitleofthelot?Whoisresponsibleforreal
estatetaxontheproperty?Canthebuyervalidlywaivecompliancewith
provisionsofPD957?
3.UnderPD957,maythedevelopermortgageasubdivisionlot?What
rightdoesthebuyeracquireintheeventthatthedevelopermortgages
thelot?Whataretheruleswithrespecttoadvertisementsmadebythe
developer?Howcantheadvertisementsandsalespropagandaaffectthe
developerswarranties?Maythedeveloperalterthesubdivisionplans?
Maythedevelopercollectafeeforanallegedcommunitybenefit?Who
maycollectthesefees?
4.Whatisacondominium?Wouldatransferofacondominiumunit
includeatransferoftheundividedinterestsincommonareas?Arethere
nationalitybasedrestrictionsonthetransferofcondominiumunits?
Whataretherightsofthecondominiumowner?Whataretheruleswith
respecttotheregistrationwiththeRegisterofDeedsoftheinstrument
conveyingacondominiumunit?