Text of the provision
Art. 1936. Consumable goods may be the subject of commodatum if the purpose of the contract is not the consumption of the object, as when it is merely for exhibition.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
Consumable goods may be the object of commodatum if the purpose is not their consumption — e.g., loaning fruit merely for exhibition.
Related provisions
- Article 1934 — Loan Perfected by Delivery.
- Article 1937 — Object of Commodatum.
Cases citing this article
- Producer's Bank of the Philippines (now First International Bank) vs. Hon. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 115324, February 19, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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