Text of the provision
Art. 2098. The contract of pledge gives a right to the creditor to retain the thing in his possession or in that of a third person to whom it has been delivered, until the debt is paid.
(1866a)
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 pledge gives the creditor a right to retain the thing until the debt is paid.
Related provisions
- Article 2097 — Alienation of the Thing Pledged.
- Article 2099 — Pledgee's Duty of Care.
Cases citing this article
- Spouses Bonifacio and Faustina Paray, et al. vs. Dra. Abdula C. Rodriguez, et al, G.R. No. 132287, January 24, 2006 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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