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Article 1561. The vendor shall be responsible

for warranty against the hidden defects which

the thing sold may have, should they render it

unfit for the use for which it is intended, or

should they diminish its fitness for such use to

such an extent that, had the vendee been aware

thereof, he would not have acquired it or would

have given a lower price for it; but said vendor

shall not be answerable for patent defects or

those which may be visible, or for those which

are not visible if the vendee is an expert who, by

reason of his trade or profession, should have

known them. (1484a)