Sale Voidance for Dishonored Check Distinguished from Contractual Rescission

A purchaser of a movable asset, having given the seller a check that was subsequently discovered to be drawn on a closed account, brought an action seeking annulment of the sale contract due to a lack of consideration, as the agreed payment never materialized. The court rejected the appeal, reasoning that the delivery of a check, even if subsequently dishonored, is a recognized means of payment that transfers ownership of the asset immediately upon delivery, and the subsequent failure of the check to clear does not retroactively void the transfer of ownership unless a specific condition for rescission was stipulated in the agreement.