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Phrases for Answering Law School Exams

Below are phrases I have compiled from different cases which may be used in answering law school exams. Intro “that thing is a microcosm / emblematic of a broader issue” “X’s pretension

Serrano vs. Central Bank Digest

Facts Serrano made a time deposit with Overseas Bank of Manila (OBM) including one that was assigned to him by another person without knowing that the Central Bank (CB) already has limited

Chan vs. Maceda Digest

G.R. 142291https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2003/apr2003/gr_142591_2003.html Lesson: If the facts are bereft of any record of the existence of a contract of deposit, oral or written, there is no obligation for the depositary to return the

YHT Realty vs. CA Digest

Topic: Necessary deposits Facts McLoughlin, an Australian businessman, stayed in Tropicana hotel from 1984 to 1987. He rented a safety deposit box which could be opened by the use of 2 keys:

Bailee

a bailee is a person who receives a non-consumable thing for the purpose of using it for a certain period of time and with the obligation of returning it. If there are

Quintos vs. Beck Digest

Lessons: (1) The non-complying party is chiefly responsible to shoulder the expenses of returning the borrowed item; (2) A bailee must return all the things he loaned to the bailor, and not

Commodatum: All You Need to Know

Commodatum is when one party (bailor) delivers a non-consumable thing to another (bailee) so that the latter may use it for a specific time and return the same. (Article 1933 New Civil

Bailor

is the person who delivers a non-consumable thing for the use of a bailee in a certain period of time without compensation for its use. (Art. 1935 of New Civil Code) The

Precarium

Precarium is a specie of commodatum where the bailor can demand the return of the thing at will. This is a contractual relationship. (Art. 1947) The original word for precarium is precarious

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