Section 487
Statutory text (Thai original)
อันราคาทรัพย์สินที่ขายนั้นจะกำหนดลงไว้ในสัญญาก็ได้ หรือจะปล่อยไปให้กำหนดกันด้วยวิธีอย่างใดอย่างหนึ่งดังได้ตกลงกันไว้ในสัญญานั้นก็ได้ หรือจะถือเอาตามทางการที่คู่สัญญาประพฤติต่อกันอยู่นั้นก็ได้ ถ้าราคามิได้มีกำหนดเด็ดขาดอย่างใดดังว่ามานั้นไซร้ ท่านว่าผู้ซื้อจะต้องใช้ราคาตามสมควร
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
The price of the property sold may be fixed by the contract, or may be left to be fixed in manner thereby agreed, or may be determined by the course of dealing between the parties. When the price is not determined as aforesaid, the buyer must pay a reasonable price.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 487 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 1 Supreme Court decisions (1999 to 1999)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 472/2542 (1999)
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