Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title VIII: Lease

Article 1740

Chapter 3: Work and Labor · Sec. 1: Household Service (n)

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

If the common carrier negligently incurs in delay in transporting the goods, a natural disaster shall not free such carrier from responsibility.

Consolidated by Alleba from the text of Republic Act No. 386 (Lawphil and the Supreme Court E-Library). Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only. For information and research only, and not legal advice. For certified copies, refer to the Official Gazette or the issuing agency.