- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1979
- Topic
- Voluntary Deposit
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XII DEPOSIT
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Voluntary Deposit
- Year
- 1949
The provision
The depositary is liable for the loss of the thing through a fortuitous event: (1) If it is so stipulated; (2) If he uses the thing without the depositor's permission; (3) If he delays its return; (4) If he allows others to use it, even though he himself may have been authorized to use the same. (n)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Normally a depositary is not liable when the deposited thing is lost by a fortuitous event, but this makes him liable in four situations: if he agreed to bear that risk, if he used the thing without the depositor's permission, if he delayed returning it, or if he let others use it—even where he himself was allowed to use it. In those cases the loss falls on him.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.