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From the language of the decision of Grimalt the IMPLICATION was clear under the
old Civil Code: that had the contract been perfected, even without the schooner
being delivered to the buyer to transfer ownership, the buyer would have borne the
risk of loss. This was supported by then Article 1452 of the old Civil Code (now
Article 1480 of the New Civil Code) that any injury to or benefi t from the thing sold,
after the contract has been perfected, from the moment of perfection to the time of
delivery, shall be to the account of the buyer.