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…
Transfield Philippines vs. Luzon Hyrdro Corp Digest
Facts Transfield Phils. (TPI) and Luzon Hydro (LHC) entered into a Turnkey Contract* where TPI undertook to construct a hydro electric power station. The contract provided completion date and for extensions of…
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
Commodatum is when one party (bailor) delivers a thing to another (bailee) so that the latter may use the same for a certain 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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