- Statute
- Philippine Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 2183
- Topic
- Quasi-delicts
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE XVII EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Quasi-delicts
- Formerly
- Art. 1905 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- A Supreme Court decision
The provision
The possessor of an animal or whoever may make use of the same is responsible for the damage which it may cause, although it may escape or be lost. This responsibility shall cease only in case the damage should come from force majeure or from the fault of the person who has suffered damage. (1905)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
The possessor of an animal, or whoever makes use of it, answers for the damage it causes — and continues to answer even if the animal escaped or was lost. Liability attaches to possession and use rather than to fault, so it is not avoided by showing that the animal was kept carefully or had got away. The article admits only two defences: that the damage came from force majeure, or that it came from the fault of the person who suffered it.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Purita Miranda Vestil v. Intermediate Appellate Court G.R. No. 74431