Loan: Commodatum

A. General Concepts

Art. 1933, Art. 1935, Art. 1939

1.  Consideration in Commodatum

2.  Object of Commodatum

Art. 1937, Art. 1936

Producers Bank of the Philippines v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 115324, February 19, 2003, 397 SCRA 651.

B. Parties to a Commodatum

1.  Ownership by Bailor

Art. 1938, Art. 1933

2.  Use by Bailee

Art. 1935, Art. 1940, Art. 1939

3.  Solidary Liability of Bailees

Art. 1945

C. Liability for Expenses and Damages 

1.  Ordinary Expenses

Art. 1933, Art. 1935, Art. 1941, Art. 1943

Pajuyo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 146364, June 3, 2004, 430 SCRA 492.

2.  Extraordinary Expenses

Art. 1949

3.  Other Expenses

Art. 1950

4.  Abandonment by Bailor

Art. 1952

5.  Right of Retention by Bailee

Art. 1944, Art. 1951

D. Liability for Loss

Art. 1933, Art. 1942

Republic v. Bagtas, G.R. No. L-17474, October 25, 1962, 6 SCRA 262.

E. Obligation to Return

Art. 1933, Art. 1946 to 1948

Quintos v. Beck, G.R. No. L-46240, November 3, 1939, 69 Phil 108.