Civil Code · Book IV: Obligations and Contracts · Title XI: Loan

Article 1952

Chapter 1: Commodatum · Sec. 1: Nature of Commodatum

Unamended since 1950

Current text, as of October 24, 2026

The bailor cannot exempt himself from the payment of expenses or damages by abandoning the thing to the bailee. (n)

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 Book I provisions on marriage, family relations and parental authority were repealed by the Family Code (Executive Order No. 209, 1987) and are shown for reference only.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.