Enforcement of Definitive Agreement to Sell Land

A property owner, having signed an agreement to sell their land to a purchaser who paid a deposit, later refused to execute the final deed, leading the purchaser to seek judicial enforcement of the sale. The Court of Cassation upheld the lower court's decision to order the sale's execution, reasoning that the initial bilateral agreement, which contained the essential elements of the sale and was accompanied by the transfer of funds, constituted a definitive contract of sale under law, rendering the subsequent refusal to sign the formal deed a breach that could be rectified by a court order compelling the transfer of title.