What is a personal action?

On the other hand, a personal action is the one that is exercised to claim or defend a personal right over an obligation, that is, a legal relationship between two people, by which one of them (creditor) can require the other (debtor) to comply with a service. to give, to do or not to do.

For example, the buyer of a product can take a personal action to require the seller to pay the agreed price.

Related concepts

• Real action
• Rights in rem
• Personal rights
• What is the difference between a real action and a personal action?
• Creditor
• Debtor