- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1942
- Topic
- Commodatum
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XI LOAN General Provisions
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 1 Commodatum
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
The bailee is liable for the loss of the thing, even if it should be through a fortuitous event: (1) If he devotes the thing to any purpose different from that for which it has been loaned; (2) If he keeps it longer than the period stipulated, or after the accomplishment of the use for which the commodatum has been constituted; (3) If the thing loaned has been delivered with appraisal of its value, unless there is a stipulation exempting the bailee from responsibility in case of a fortuitous event; (4) If he lends or leases the thing to a third person, who is not a member of his household; (5) If, being able to save either the thing borrowed or his own thing, he chose to save the latter. (1744a and 1745)
Cases applying this article
- Miguel Pascual v. Macario Angeles G.R. No. 4957
Related provisions in this Chapter
Browse the Civil Code
Continue your research on Intellegal
Research aid — not legal advice. Verify the current text against the Official Gazette. Provisions may have been amended or repealed. Using this page creates no attorney-client relationship. For legal advice, consult a Philippine lawyer.