The following are contracts that require the delivery of the subject matter before a perfected contract exists. Which is the exception?

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• A & B entered into a contract of sale over A’s car for P500,000.00. A has to register the car first before payment and delivery. After the registration of the car, A called up B that the car was ready for pick up. B asked him to send his driver to deliver the car as he was going to pay before delivery. B was able to convince the driver to leave the car at his garage and will just deposit the amount with A’s account for fear that the driver might be the subject of a hold-up. Instead of depositing the amount, he sold the car to C. Can A recover the car from C?
• Magdalene and Shantung Company entered into a contract of agency before the consul general of the Philippines in Singapore. They stipulated that Magdalene shall be the administrator of the real properties of Shantung Company in the said country. By virtue of the said contract, Magdalene sold the 1 hectare land of Shantung Company located in Singapore to Mayhem Real Estate Corporation without any special power of attorney. The said contract of sale was executed before the vice consul of the Philippines in Singapore. Under the laws of Singapore, the sale of a real property by an agent without a special power of attorney is valid. Shantung Company filed a suit for the annulment of the contract of sale on the ground that Magdalene has no authority to sell the property. If you were the judge, which of the following courses of action should you take?
• Jose is under obligation to deliver to Pedro, at the option of Jose, a car, a pick-up truck, or a van, all of which are specific. No. 1 - If the car and the pick-up truck were lost through Jose’s fault, he has no choice but to deliver the van; If the van was lost through a fortuitous event before delivery, the obligation is extinguished and Jose is not liable. No. 2 - If the pick-up truck and the car were lost through a fortuitous event, Jose has no choice but to deliver the van; if before delivery, the van was lost because of Jose’s fault, he is liable.
• In which of the following is a contract of sale not perfected?
• A part can recover damages incurred during the period of negotiation, even if the contract is not finally perfected as long as there was a definite offer made by the other party who, without any valid reason, withdrew from the negotiations.
• When A borrowed money from B, the latter gave him a check for P10M as it was a Sunday. Was the contract of mutuum perfected?
• When is donation deemed perfected?
• X and Y executed a contract of lease, which provides as follows: “In the event that the lessee fails to pay on or before the due date of payment herein specified, the contract is deemed automatically terminated” and the lessee can be evicted without need of judicial order. Suppose that Y, the lessee fails to pay the rentals after giving a demand letter, may X, the lessor evict Y immediately?
• The quasi-contract of negotiorum gestio requires the following. Which is the exception?
• ABS-CBN entered into a contract with WR under certain terms and conditions. Both parties violated their contract, to the extent that WR transferred to another station despite the contract.