Text of the provision
Art. 574. Whenever the usufruct includes things which cannot be used without being consumed, the usufructuary shall have the right to make use of them under the obligation of paying their appraised value at the termination of the usufruct, if they were appraised when delivered. In case they were not appraised, he shall have the right to return the same quantity and quality, or pay their current price at the time the usufruct ceases.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full. The three sources consulted do not read identically here; the text above is the reading carried by two of the three, including the Official Gazette.
What this article means
Sometimes called quasi-usufruct. Where the usufruct covers things that cannot be used without being consumed, the usufructuary may still use them, but must account for them at the end: pay the appraised value if they were appraised on delivery, or, if they were not, return the same quantity and quality or pay their current price when the usufruct ends.
Related provisions
- Article 548 — Expenses for Luxury Are Never Refunded.
- Article 577 — Usufruct of Woodland.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.