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XIII.
Wherefore it is asked whether the right of offering can be prescribed.
XIIII.
The truer opinion, and the one more congruent with the mind of the contracting parties, is that if it has been agreed that the resale must happen whenever or in perpetuity, prescription does not apply.
XV.
Once the sale is perfected with an agreement of resale or restitution, the fruits of the item belong to the buyer until the sold item is redeemed.
XVI.
Therefore, if the buyer commits a delay in restoring the item, the fruits from that time forward will belong to the seller.
XVII.
But if the seller wishes to redeem while the fruits are already yellowing and in a sense brought to maturity, it is better that the time of the year in which the sale was made be inspected.
XVIII.
If the buyer, foreseeing that the item will be redeemed at an appropriate time, harvests the still immature fruits so they do not reach the seller, he will be held liable for the interest.
XIX.
And by this law of perceiving fruits, this agreement is most especially separated