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Chapter 3
Chapter 3
EFFECTS OF THE CONTRACT WHEN THE THING SOLD HAS BEEN LOST
Article 1493
If at the time the contract of sale is perfected, the thing which is the object of the
contract has been entirely lost, the contract shall be without any effect.
But if the thing should have been lost in part only, the vendee may choose
between withdrawing from the contract and demanding the remaining part, paying its
price in proportion to the total sum agreed upon. (1460a) (Civil Code of the Philippines)
Article 1494
Where the parties purport a sale of specific goods, and the goods without the
knowledge of the seller have perished in part or have wholly or in a material part so
deteriorated in quality as to be substantially changed in character, the buyer may at his
option treat the sale:
Article 1493
But if the thing should have been lost in part only, the
vendee may choose between withdrawing from the contract and
demanding the remaining part, paying its price in proportion to the
total sum agreed upon. (1460a) (Civil Code of the Philippines)
Article 1494