Civil Code Art. 1939: Commodatum

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1939
Topic: Commodatum
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE XI LOAN General Provisions
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Commodatum
Year: 1949

The provision

Commodatum is purely personal in character. Consequently: (1) The death of either the bailor or the bailee extinguishes the contract; (2) The bailee can neither lend nor lease the object of the contract to a third person. However, the members of the bailee's household may make use of the thing loaned, unless there is a stipulation to the contrary, or unless the nature of the thing forbids such use. (n)

Cases applying this article

Jose Pineda v. Gabino Gasataya G.R. No. 1962

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1936 Commodatum

Civil Code, Art. 1939 is found in CHAPTER 1 Commodatum of TITLE XI LOAN General Provisions of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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