Revisiting Addison: A Plea to Reinvigorate the Constructive-Delivery Rule in the Law on Sales
Under the Law on Sales, “[t]he ownership of the thing sold shall be transferred to the vendee upon the actual or constructive delivery thereof.” (Article 1477, Civil Code). There is actual delivery when the thing sold is placed in the control and possession of the buyer (Article 1497, Civil Code). On the other hand, constructive…