The price stands in the place of the thing sold.

Explanation

When goods are sold and the price paid, the seller's claim attaches to the money, not the goods — he can no longer reclaim the chattel but must pursue the price. Cite this to defeat a seller's attempt to recover goods after accepting payment, or to establish that the buyer holds full dominion once the exchange is complete.

Where this applies

• I paid for a car but the seller won't deliver it — don't I have rights now?
• I paid the full purchase price — the money I paid stands in the place of the goods.

See also

• 5.5.1 Let the buyer beware; the buyer ought not to be ignorant that he is purchasing the rights of another.
• 6.5.1 An instrument of debt found in the debtor's possession is presumed paid.