Section 479
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าทรัพย์สินซึ่งซื้อขายกันหลุดไปจากผู้ซื้อทั้งหมดหรือแต่บางส่วน เพราะเหตุการรอนสิทธิก็ดี หรือว่าทรัพย์สินนั้นตกอยู่ในบังคับแห่งสิทธิอย่างหนึ่งอย่างใดซึ่งเป็นเหตุให้เสื่อมราคา หรือเสื่อมความเหมาะสมแก่การที่จะใช้ หรือเสื่อมความสะดวกในการใช้สอย หรือเสื่อมประโยชน์อันจะพึงได้แต่ทรัพย์สินนั้น และซึ่งผู้ซื้อหาได้รู้ในเวลาซื้อขายไม่ก็ดี ท่านว่าผู้ขายต้องรับผิด
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The seller is liable if, by reason of eviction, the buyer is deprived of the whole or part of the property sold or if the property is subject to a right, the existence of which impairs its value, fitness, use or benefit and of which the buyer had no knowledge at the time of sale.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 479 is part of Book 3 (Specific Contracts) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 8 Supreme Court decisions (1972 to 2014)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 16897/2557 (2014)
- Decision 8467/2555 (2012)
- Decision 2845/2548 (2005)
- Decision 2759/2531 (1988)
- Decision 926/2530 (1987)
- Decision 2292/2515 (1972)
- Decision 2053/2538 (1995)
- Decision 981/2523 (1980)
This list is selected automatically, weighted towards judgments that turn on this section rather than ones that merely recite it when passing sentence. It has not yet been reviewed by the firm.
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