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Issue:
Whether or not judgment, first installments under judgment, three (3)
contracts of conditional purchase and sale of reparations goods were
already due and demandable when judgment, complaint was filed.
Held: Yes
Ratio:
The Supreme Court found the terms of the contracts clear and left no
doubt as to the intent of the contracting parties that the first installment
due 24 months after delivery was different from the first ten (10) equal
yearly installment of the balance of the purchase price (which are not
designated as "first", "second", "third", etc., installments).