Text of the provision
Art. 2181. Whoever pays for the damage caused by his dependents or employees may recover from the latter what he has paid or delivered in satisfaction of the claim.
(1904)
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
Whoever pays for damage caused by his dependents or employees may recover from them what he has paid — vicarious liability is not the final resting place of the loss.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 2180 — Vicarious Liability.
- Article 2182 — Liability of the Minor's or Insane Person's Own Property.
Cases citing this article
- Mariano Mendoza and Elvira Lim vs. Spouses Leonora J. Gomez and Gabriel V. Gomez, G.R. No. 160110, June 18, 2014 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Philtranco Service Ent., Inc. et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 120553, June 17, 1997 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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