Questão jurídica principal
Whether loan agreements used as enforcement titles are installment-financing transactions subject to the rules on hire-purchase.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The hire-purchase provisions apply analogously to loans used to acquire movable goods where seller and lender cooperate so that the buyer obtains the item against deferred payment in installments.
Fundamentação extraída
The protective scope of the installment-sale rules extends beyond the purchase contract itself to all legal transactions and combinations serving the same economic purpose. The decisive criterion is the installment character of the transaction, not its legal form or whether the performance is a sale, service, lease, or similar arrangement.