Text of the provision
Art. 1938. The bailor in commodatum need not be the owner of the thing loaned.
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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
The bailor in commodatum need not be the owner of the thing loaned — only entitled to its use.
Related provisions
- Article 1937 — Object of Commodatum.
- Article 1939 — Commodatum Is Personal.
Cases citing this article
- Rex Sorongon vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 230669, June 16, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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