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https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-327/4427/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429)›§ 4427 - Scope of authority cannot be exceeded—When not considered exceeded
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429) › § 4427 - Scope of authority cannot be exceeded—When not considered exceeded
The scope of the authority shall not be considered as exceeded if it should be fulfilled in a manner more advantageous for the principal than that specified by him. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1606.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-327/4428/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429)›§ 4428 - Emancipated minor as agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429) › § 4428 - Emancipated minor as agent
An emancipated minor can be an agent; but the principal shall only have an action against him in accordance with the provisions regarding the obligations of minors. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1607.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-327/4429/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429)›§ 4429 - Agent acting in own name
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 327 - Character, Form, and Kinds of Agency (§§ 4421 — 4429) › § 4429 - Agent acting in own name
When an agent acts in his own name, the principal shall have no action against the persons with whom the agent has contracted, nor the said persons against the principal. In such case, the agent is directly liable to the person with whom he has contracted, as if the transaction were his own. The case involving things belonging to the principal is excepted. The provision of this section shall be understood without prejudice to actions between principal and agent. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1608.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4441/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4441 - Obligation and liability upon acceptance of agency; death of principal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4441 - Obligation and liability upon acceptance of agency; death of principal
An agent by his acceptance remains bound to fulfill the agency and shall be liable for the losses and damages caused to the principal through his noncompliance. He must also finish business already begun on the death of the principal, when there is any danger in delay. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1609.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4442/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4442 - Instructions of principal to be observed
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4442 - Instructions of principal to be observed
In complying with the agency, the agent shall follow the instructions of the principal. In their absence, he shall do all that which, according to the character of the business, would be done by a good father of a family. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1610.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4443/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4443 - Accounts of transactions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4443 - Accounts of transactions
Every agent is bound to give an account of his transactions and to pay to the principal all that he may have received by virtue of the agency, even though what has been received is not owed to the principal. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1611.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4444/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4444 - Appointment of substitute; liability for his acts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4444 - Appointment of substitute; liability for his acts
An agent may appoint a substitute when the principal has not forbidden him to do so, but he shall be liable for the acts of the substitute: (1) When the power to appoint such substitute was not granted him. (2) When such power was granted him, but without designating the person, and the person appointed is well known to be incapacitated or insolvent. What is done by the substitute, appointed against the prohibition of the principal, shall be void. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1612.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4445/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4445 - Action of principal against substitute
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4445 - Action of principal against substitute
In the cases included in the two (2) subsections of section 4444 of this title, the principal may furthermore bring an action against the substitute. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1613.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4446/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4446 - Liability of two or more agents
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4446 - Liability of two or more agents
The liability of two (2) or more agents, even though they should have been simultaneously appointed, is not joint unless it has been so stated. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1614.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4447/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4447 - Interest payable by agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4447 - Interest payable by agent
An agent shall owe interest for the sum he has applied to his own use, from the day on which he did so, and for those which he still owes, after the expiration of the agency, and from the time of his default. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1615.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4448/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4448 - Personal liability of agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4448 - Personal liability of agent
An agent who acts as such is not personally liable to the person with whom he contracted, unless he expressly binds himself therefor, or when he exceeds the scope of the authority without giving him sufficient notice of his powers. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1616.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-329/4449/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449)›§ 4449 - Liability for fraud and negligence
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 329 - Obligations of Principal (§§ 4441 — 4449) › § 4449 - Liability for fraud and negligence
An agent is liable not only for fraud, but also for negligence, which must be judged with more or less severity by the courts, according as to whether the agency may have been gratuitous or otherwise. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1617.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-331/4461/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465)›§ 4461 - Obligations contracted by agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465) › § 4461 - Obligations contracted by agent
A principal must fulfill all the obligations which the agent may have contracted, within the scope of his authority. A principal is liable, insofar as the agent has exceeded his power, only when he ratifies the same, expressly or in an implied manner. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1618.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-331/4462/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465)›§ 4462 - Advances to and reimbursement of agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465) › § 4462 - Advances to and reimbursement of agent
A principal must advance to the agent, if the latter should request it, the amounts necessary for the execution of the agency. Should the agent have advanced them, the principal must reimburse him for the same, even if the transaction should not have succeeded, provided the agent should have been exempted from blame. The reimbursement shall include interest on the amounts advanced, counted from the day on which the advance was made. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1619.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-331/4463/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465)›§ 4463 - Indemnity for losses and damages
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465) › § 4463 - Indemnity for losses and damages
The principal must also indemnify the agent for all losses and damages he may incur in complying with the agency, without fault nor imprudence on the part of said agent. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1620.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-331/4464/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465)›§ 4464 - Retention of things by agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465) › § 4464 - Retention of things by agent
The agent may retain the things which are the objects of the agency in pledge until the principal pays the indemnity and reimbursement referred to in §§ 4462 and 4463 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1621.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-331/4465/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465)›§ 4465 - Joint liability of two or more principals
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 331 - Obligations of Agent (§§ 4461 — 4465) › § 4465 - Joint liability of two or more principals
If two (2) or more persons have appointed an agent for a common transaction, they shall be jointly liable to the latter for all the effects of the agency. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1622.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4481/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4481 - Termination of the power of attorney
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4481 - Termination of the power of attorney
The power of attorney terminates when: (1) It is revoked. (2) The agent resigns. (3) The principal or the agent dies, bankruptcy, or insolvency. (4) The principal becomes incapacitated to administer his/her property, unless a durable power of attorney has been executed, as provided in § 4421a of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1623; Jan. 10, 1998, No. 17, § 14; Jan. 18, 2012, No. 25, § 5.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4482/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4482 - Revocation by principal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4482 - Revocation by principal
The principal may, at his will, revoke the power and compel the agent to return the instrument containing the same in which the authority was given. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1624.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4483/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4483 - Effect of revocation on third persons
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4483 - Effect of revocation on third persons
If the agency should have been granted to contract with determined persons, its revocation cannot prejudice them unless they were given notice. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1625.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4484/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4484 - Appointment of new agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4484 - Appointment of new agent
The appointment of a new agent for the same business produces a revocation of the previous agency from the day on which notice was given to the former agent, excepting the provisions of § 4483 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1626.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4485/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4485 - Withdrawal of agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4485 - Withdrawal of agent
An agent may withdraw from the agency by giving notice to the principal. Should the latter suffer any losses through the withdrawal, the agent must indemnify him therefor, unless said agent bases his withdrawal upon the impossibility of continuing to act as such without serious detriment to himself. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1627.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4486/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4486 - Time agent must continue as such
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4486 - Time agent must continue as such
Even should the agent renounce the agency for sufficient cause, he must continue as such until the principal should have been able to take the necessary steps to provide therefor. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1628.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4487/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4487 - Acts of agent after death of principal or other termination of agency
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4487 - Acts of agent after death of principal or other termination of agency
What has been done by the agent, when he was not aware of the death of the principal, or of any other of the causes which terminate the agency, shall be valid and of effect with regard to third persons who may have contracted with the agent in good faith. In regard to any contract made by an agent under the circumstances referred to in the preceding paragraph, or compliance with which should be required of the principal or his heirs, posterior to any of the causes which extinguish the agency, authentic documentary evidence shall be filed, and should this not exist, the contract must be satisfactorily proved. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1629.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-ix/chapter-333/4488/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488)›Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488)›§ 4488 - Action of heirs on death of agent
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART IX - Agency (§§ 4421 — 4488) › Chapter 333 - Manner of Terminating Agency (§§ 4481 — 4488) › § 4488 - Action of heirs on death of agent
In case the agent dies, his heirs must inform the principal thereof, and meanwhile adopt the measures which circumstances may require for the interest of the latter. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1630.
https://law.justia.com/codes/puerto-rico/title-thirty-one/subtitle-4/part-x/chapter-337/4511/
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 337 - General Provisions (§ 4511)›§ 4511 - Contract of loan defined; commodatum as gratuitous; loan as gratuitous or with interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 337 - General Provisions (§ 4511) › § 4511 - Contract of loan defined; commodatum as gratuitous; loan as gratuitous or with interest
By the contract of loan, one of the parties delivers to the other, either anything not perishable, in order that the latter may use it during a certain period and return it to the former, in which case it is called commodatum, or money or any other perishable thing, under the condition to return an equal amount of the same kind and quality, in which case it is merely called a loan. Commodatum is essentially gratuitous. A simple loan may be gratuitous, or made under a stipulation to pay interest. —Civil Code, 1930, § 1631. History
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter I - Nature of Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4522)›§ 4521 - Rights of bailor and bailee
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter I - Nature of Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4522) › § 4521 - Rights of bailor and bailee
The bailor retains the ownership of the thing loaned. The bailee acquires the use thereof, but not its fruits; if any compensation is involved, to be paid by the person requiring the use, the agreement ceases to be a commodatum. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1632.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter I - Nature of Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4522)›§ 4522 - Transmission of obligations and rights arising from commodatum
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter I - Nature of Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4522) › § 4522 - Transmission of obligations and rights arising from commodatum
The obligations and rights which arise from the commodatum pass to the heirs of both contracting parties, unless the loan has been made in consideration for the person of the bailee, in which case his heirs shall not have the right to continue using the thing loaned. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1633.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4531 - Ordinary expenses of use and preservation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4531 - Ordinary expenses of use and preservation
The bailee is obliged to pay the ordinary expenses which are necessary for the use and preservation of the thing loaned. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1634.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4532 - Loss of thing loaned
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4532 - Loss of thing loaned
If the bailee puts the thing to a different use from that for which it was loaned, or keeps it in his possession for a longer time than that agreed upon, he shall be liable for its loss, even when said loss occurs by reason of a fortuitous event. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1635.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4533 - Loss of thing loaned—When delivered under appraisal
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4533 - Loss of thing loaned—When delivered under appraisal
If the thing loaned was delivered under appraisal and is lost, even should it be by reason of a fortuitous event, the bailee shall be liable for its value unless there is an agreement in which he is expressly exempted from liability. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1636.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4534 - Bailee not liable for wear and tear through use
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4534 - Bailee not liable for wear and tear through use
The bailee is not liable for the wear and tear suffered by the thing loaned by reason of its use only, and without his fault. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1637.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4535 - Retention of thing loaned forbidden
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4535 - Retention of thing loaned forbidden
A bailee cannot retain the thing loaned under the pretext that the bailor owes him something, even should it be by reason of expenses. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1638.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536)›§ 4536 - Joint liability of bailees
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter II - Obligations of Bailee (§§ 4531 — 4536) › § 4536 - Joint liability of bailees
All the bailees to whom the thing is jointly loaned shall be jointly liable for the same, in accordance with the provisions of §§ 4531-4536 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1639.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554)›§ 4551 - Demand for restitution of thing loaned
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554) › § 4551 - Demand for restitution of thing loaned
A bailor cannot demand the thing loaned, except after the termination of the use for which he loaned it. Nevertheless, if before this period the bailor has an urgent necessity for the same, he may demand its restitution. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1640.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554)›§ 4552 - Loss of thing loaned—If duration of commodatum not stipulated
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554) › § 4552 - Loss of thing loaned—If duration of commodatum not stipulated
If the duration of the commodatum should not have been stipulated nor the use to which the thing loaned was to be devoted, and the latter should not be determined by the customs of the land, the bailor may demand it at his will. In case of doubt the burden of proof falls upon the bailee. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1641.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554)›§ 4553 - Extraordinary expenses for preservation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554) › § 4553 - Extraordinary expenses for preservation
The bailor must pay the extraordinary expenses arising during the contract for the preservation of the thing loaned, provided that the bailee informs him thereof before making them, unless they should be so urgent that the answer to the notice cannot be waited for without risk. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1642.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554)›Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554)›§ 4554 - Damages for which bailor responsible
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 339 - Commodatum (§§ 4521 — 4554) › Subchapter III - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4551 — 4554) › § 4554 - Damages for which bailor responsible
The bailor who, knowing the vices of the thing loaned, should not have informed the bailee thereof, shall be liable to him for the damages he may have suffered by reason thereof. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1643.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575)›§ 4571 - Nature of simple loan
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575) › § 4571 - Nature of simple loan
A person receiving money or any other perishable thing on loan acquires its ownership, and is bound to return to the creditor an equal amount of the same kind and quality. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1644.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575)›§ 4572 - Obligation of person taking money, perishable things, or metal on loan
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575) › § 4572 - Obligation of person taking money, perishable things, or metal on loan
The obligation of a person taking money on loan shall be governed by the provisions of § 3174 of this title. If what has been loaned is another perishable thing, or a quantity of metal, not coined, the debtor owes a quantity equal to that received, and of the same kind and quality, even though it may have suffered a change in its value. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1645.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575)›§ 4573 - Interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575) › § 4573 - Interest
Interest shall only be owed when it has been expressly stipulated. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1646.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575)›§ 4574 - Payment of interest without stipulation
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575) › § 4574 - Payment of interest without stipulation
A borrower who has paid interest without it being stipulated cannot claim it nor charge it to the capital. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1647.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575)›§ 4575 - Pawn shops
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 341 - Simple Loan (§§ 4571 — 4575) › § 4575 - Pawn shops
Pawn shops shall furthermore be subject to the proper regulations. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1648.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4591 - Interest rate in absence of agreement; limit of rate fixed by agreement
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4591 - Interest rate in absence of agreement; limit of rate fixed by agreement
In the absence of a prior agreement in writing, the rate of interest upon the loan or forbearance of money or goods, or on any type of obligation or agreement, shall be at a rate of six (6) dollars annually on each one hundred (100) dollars or upon its equivalent value, and at the same rate for a greater or lesser sum, or for a longer or shorter period; Provided, however, That no rate of interest shall be fixed in excess of nine (9) dollars a year on each one hundred (100) dollars or upon its equivalent in value, when the capital sum subject to the loan or agreement does not exceed $ 3,000, and of eight (8) dollars a year on each one hundred (100) dollars, when it exceeds said amount. It shall be lawful to discount bills and notes and other similar obligations within the limits defined herein. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1649; Aug. 17, 1933, No. 5, p. 26; July 9, 1985, No. 100, p. 332.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4592 - Prior contracts, obligations, and judgments
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4592 - Prior contracts, obligations, and judgments
§§ 4591-4599 of this title shall not apply to contracts entered into or obligations incurred or judgments rendered prior to the date of the passage hereof. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1650.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4593 - Licensed pawnbrokers, bottomry and respondentia bonds and contracts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4593 - Licensed pawnbrokers, bottomry and respondentia bonds and contracts
Section 4591 of this title shall not apply to loans made by licensed pawnbrokers, or to bottomry and respondentia bonds and contracts. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1651.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4594 - Receipt of money or goods at excessive rate of interest; enforcement of contracts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4594 - Receipt of money or goods at excessive rate of interest; enforcement of contracts
No person, except as authorized by § 4593 of this title, shall demand or receive, directly or indirectly, any money or goods, at any greater rate of interest for the loan or extension of time of said loan, that the rate provided for in §§ 4591-4599 of this title. Nothing in these sections shall be taken to prohibit the sale of goods for cash at a less price than for credit. No contract wherein or whereby there is reserved, accepted or secured, or agreed to be reserved, accepted or secured, any greater rate of interest than is allowed by §§ 4591-4599 of this title may be made effective in any court in Puerto Rico, except for the amount of the principal due; and the court must provide, furthermore, in the judgment directing the debtor to pay the principal, that the creditor shall recover only seventy-five (75) percent of said principal and that the remaining twenty-five (25) percent shall be awarded to and recovered by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, who may obtain a writ of execution, in the same manner as the plaintiff, but without precedence over the amount awarded to the latter, to make effective the twenty-five (25) percent in that manner awarded. The rights herein defined shall not be waived. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1652.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4595 - Recovery of sums paid over legal rate of interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4595 - Recovery of sums paid over legal rate of interest
Any person who for any loan or forbearance pays or delivers any greater sum or value than is fixed by law as interest at the legal rate, or his representatives, may within one year after such payment or delivery, recover by action the excess of the money or value so paid over the amount of interest at legal rate from the person or his representative who accepted or received the same. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1653.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4596 - Reimbursement of or relinquishment of agreement for illegal interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4596 - Reimbursement of or relinquishment of agreement for illegal interest
Any person who repays or returns any money, goods or other things taken, accepted or received in violation of sections 4591-4599 of this title, or by a written instrument delivered to the other party of the contract before the commencement of a proceeding to enjoin the enforcement of the contract, or before the defense of usury is interposed by the borrower in an action on the contract, effectually relinquishes the right to any interest or discount or value reserved in violation of these sections, shall be relieved from further forfeiture, penalty or punishment, and the contract from the date of the repayment, return or written relinquishment shall be valid and effectual. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1654.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4597 - Calculation of months
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4597 - Calculation of months
In calculations of interest, a month shall be considered as the twelfth part of a year and as consisting of thirty (30) days, and interest for any number of days less than a month shall be calculated by the proportion which such number of days bears to thirty (30). History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1655.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4598 - Pleading of usury as separate defense
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4598 - Pleading of usury as separate defense
When any person relying upon the provisions of sections 4591-4599 of this title for the purpose of avoiding any contract for the payment of a greater rate of interest or compensation for a loan or forbearance of money or goods, seeks to avail himself of the provisions hereof in any proceeding to enforce such a contract, he shall set up specifically and under the separate defense for usury the facts which constitute a violation of said sections. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1656.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599)›Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599)›§ 4599 - Interest under prior contracts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART X - Loans (§§ 4511 — 4599) › Chapter 343 - Fixing Legal Rate of Interest (§§ 4591 — 4599) › § 4599 - Interest under prior contracts
Nothing in §§ 4591-4599 of this title shall be construed to apply to payments of interest made under contracts entered into prior to the passage of the provisions of said sections, in which a different or other rate of interest from that provided for herein is specified, or to the payment of interest on judgments rendered on contracts entered into prior to the passage of the provisions of said sections in which another or different rate of interest is specified. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1657.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 347 - Depositum Generally and Its Different Kinds (§§ 4621 — 4622)›§ 4621 - Constitution of depositum
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 347 - Depositum Generally and Its Different Kinds (§§ 4621 — 4622) › § 4621 - Constitution of depositum
A depositum is constituted from the time a person receives a thing belonging to another with the obligation of keeping and returning it. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1658.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 347 - Depositum Generally and Its Different Kinds (§§ 4621 — 4622)›§ 4622 - Constitution judicially or extrajudicially
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 347 - Depositum Generally and Its Different Kinds (§§ 4621 — 4622) › § 4622 - Constitution judicially or extrajudicially
A depositum may be constituted judicially or extrajudicially. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1659.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643)›§ 4641 - Depositum as gratuitous contract
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643) › § 4641 - Depositum as gratuitous contract
Depositum is a gratuitous contract unless there is an agreement to the contrary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1660.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643)›§ 4642 - Object must be personal property
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643) › § 4642 - Object must be personal property
Personal property only can be an object of a depositum. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1661.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643)›§ 4643 - Kinds of extrajudicial depositum
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter I - Nature and Essence of Contract of Depositum (§§ 4641 — 4643) › § 4643 - Kinds of extrajudicial depositum
An extrajudicial depositum is either necessary or voluntary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1662.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653)›§ 4651 - Voluntary depositum defined; by whom made
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653) › § 4651 - Voluntary depositum defined; by whom made
A voluntary depositum is that in which delivery is made by the will of the bailor. The depositum may be made by two or more persons who believe themselves to have a right to the thing bailed in the hands of a third person, who shall, in a proper case, deliver said thing to the proper person. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1663.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653)›§ 4652 - Acceptance of depositum made by incapacitated person
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653) › § 4652 - Acceptance of depositum made by incapacitated person
If a person qualified to contract accepts the depositum made by another who is an incapacitated person, the former is subject to all the obligations of a bailee, and may be compelled to return it by the guardian, curator, or administrator of the person who made the depositum, or by the same person, should he become qualified. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1664.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653)›§ 4653 - Depositum by qualified person to incapacitated person
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter II - Voluntary Depositum (§§ 4651 — 4653) › § 4653 - Depositum by qualified person to incapacitated person
If the depositum has been made by a qualified person, in the hands of another who is incapacitated, the bailor shall only have the action to recover the thing bailed as long as it remains in the possession of the bailee, or to compel the latter to pay him the sum by which he may have profited by the thing, or its price. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1665.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4661 - Obligation to keep and return thing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4661 - Obligation to keep and return thing
A bailee is obliged to keep the thing, and, when required, to return it to the bailor or to his legal representatives, or to the person who may have been designated in the contract. His liability, with regard to the keeping and loss of the thing, shall be governed by the provisions of §§ 2991-3344 of this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1666.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4662 - Permission required for use of thing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4662 - Permission required for use of thing
The bailee cannot make use of the thing bailed without the express permission of the bailor. Otherwise he shall be liable for losses and damages. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1667.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4663 - Effect of permission to use thing; presumption and proof
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4663 - Effect of permission to use thing; presumption and proof
When the bailee has permission to make use of the thing bailed, the contract loses the character of a depositum and becomes a loan or a commodatum. The permission shall not be presumed, and its existence must be proven. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1668.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4664 - Delivery of thing closed and sealed; determination of value
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4664 - Delivery of thing closed and sealed; determination of value
When the thing bailed is delivered closed and sealed, the bailee must return it in the same condition, and shall be liable for the losses and damages if the seal or lock should have been broken by his fault. Such bailee is presumed to be to blame unless the contrary is proven. With regard to the value of the thing bailed, the statement of the bailor shall be admitted when the forcible opening can be charged to the bailee, should there be no proof to the contrary. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1669.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4665 - Proceeds, accretions, and interest
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4665 - Proceeds, accretions, and interest
The thing bailed shall be returned with all its proceeds and accretions. Should the depositum consist of money, the provisions relating to agents, contained in § 4447 of this title, shall be applied to the bailee. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1670.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4666 - Proof of ownership; stolen thing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4666 - Proof of ownership; stolen thing
The bailee cannot demand that the bailor prove that he is the owner of the thing bailed. Nevertheless, should he discover that the thing has been stolen and who is its true owner, he must inform the latter of the depositum. If the owner, notwithstanding this, does not claim the depositum within the term of one month, the bailee shall be free from any liability by returning the thing bailed to the person from whom he received it. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1671.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4667 - Rights of bailors when not joint and thing divisible; joint bailors or indivisible thing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4667 - Rights of bailors when not joint and thing divisible; joint bailors or indivisible thing
If there are two (2) or more bailors, and they should not be joint and the thing can be divided, each one can demand his part only. When they are joint bailors, or the thing does not admit of division, the provisions of §§ 3105 and 3106 of this title shall govern. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1672.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4668 - Loss of capacity to contract by bailor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4668 - Loss of capacity to contract by bailor
When the bailor loses his capacity to contract, after having made the depositum, the latter cannot be returned except to the persons who have the administration of his property and rights. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1673.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4669 - Place for return of thing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4669 - Place for return of thing
When, on making the depositum, a place was designated for the return of the thing bailed, the bailee must take the thing bailed to such place; but the expense incurred by the conveyance shall be charged to the bailor. Should no place have been designated for the return, it shall be made at the place where the thing bailed may be, even should it not be the same place where the depositum was made, provided there was no malice on the part of the bailee. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1674.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4670 - Return upon demand of bailor
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4670 - Return upon demand of bailor
The depositum shall be returned to the bailor when he claims it, even though a specified term or time for such return may have been fixed in the contract. This provision shall not be observed when the depositum in the possession of the bailee has been judicially attached, or should the latter have been notified of the objection of a third person to the return or to the transfer of the thing bailed. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1675.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4671 - Return by bailee
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4671 - Return by bailee
The bailee, who may have sufficient reasons for not keeping the depositum, may, even before the term designated, return it to the bailor, and if the latter refuses it, he may obtain its consignation from the judge. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1676.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4672 - Loss of thing through force majeure and receipt of another
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4672 - Loss of thing through force majeure and receipt of another
The bailee, who may have lost the thing bailed through force majeure and received another in its place, shall be obliged to deliver the latter to the bailor. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1677.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673)›§ 4673 - Obligation of heir of bailee selling thing bailed
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter III - Obligations to Bailee (§§ 4661 — 4673) › § 4673 - Obligation of heir of bailee selling thing bailed
The heir of the bailee, who, in good faith, may have sold the thing which he did not know was bailed, is only obliged to return the price he may have received or to assign his actions against the purchaser in case the price should not have been paid to him. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1678.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter IV - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4681 — 4682)›§ 4681 - Reimbursement for expenses and indemnity for injuries
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter IV - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4681 — 4682) › § 4681 - Reimbursement for expenses and indemnity for injuries
A bailor is obliged to reimburse the bailee for the expenses he may have incurred in the preservation of the thing bailed, and to indemnify him for all the injuries he may have suffered by reason of the depositum. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1679.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter IV - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4681 — 4682)›§ 4682 - Retention of thing by bailee until payment
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter IV - Obligations of Bailor (§§ 4681 — 4682) › § 4682 - Retention of thing by bailee until payment
The bailee may retain the thing bailed until the full payment of what is due him by reason of the depositum. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1680.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694)›§ 4691 - When depositum necessary
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694) › § 4691 - When depositum necessary
A depositum is necessary: (1) When made in compliance with a legal obligation. (2) When it takes place on account of any calamity, such as fire, ruin, pillage, shipwreck, or other similar cases. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1681.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694)›§ 4692 - Provisions governing
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694) › § 4692 - Provisions governing
The depositum included in subsection (1) of § 4691 of this title shall be governed by the provisions of the law which establishes it, and, in the absence thereof, by those of voluntary depositum. Those included in subsection (2) shall be governed by the rules of voluntary depositum. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1682.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694)›§ 4693 - Depositum of goods by travelers in inns; liability of keepers
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694) › § 4693 - Depositum of goods by travelers in inns; liability of keepers
The depositum of goods made by travelers in inns or hostelries shall also be considered a necessary one. The keepers of inns and hostelries are liable for them as such bailees, provided that notice thereof may have been given to them or to their employees, and that the travelers on their part take the precautions which said inn-keepers or their substitutes may have advised them concerning the care and vigilance of said goods. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1683.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694)›Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694)›§ 4694 - Loss of thing loaned—Extent of liability
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 349 - Depositum Properly Speaking (§§ 4641 — 4694) › Subchapter V - Necessary Depositum (§§ 4691 — 4694) › § 4694 - Loss of thing loaned—Extent of liability
The liability referred to in § 4693 of this title shall include damages to the goods of the travelers caused by servants or employees of the keepers of inns or hostelries as well as by strangers, but not those arising from robbery or which may be caused by any other case of force majeure. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1684.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715)›§ 4711 - When sequestration takes place
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715) › § 4711 - When sequestration takes place
A judicial deposit or sequestration takes place when an attachment or placing in security of property in litigation is ordered. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1685.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715)›§ 4712 - Property subject to sequestration
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715) › § 4712 - Property subject to sequestration
Personal as well as real property may be subject to sequestration. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1686.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715)›§ 4713 - Release of bailee from charge
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715) › § 4713 - Release of bailee from charge
The bailee of the property of things sequestrated cannot be released from his charge until the controversy which caused it is ended, unless the court or judge order it on account of the consent of all the persons interested, or for any other legal cause. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1687.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715)›§ 4714 - Obligations of bailee
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715) › § 4714 - Obligations of bailee
The bailee of property sequestrated is obliged to comply with regard thereto with all the obligations of a good father of a family. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1688.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715)›Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715)›§ 4715 - Provisions governing judicial sequestration
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XI - Depositum (§§ 4621 — 4715) › Chapter 351 - Sequestration (§§ 4711 — 4715) › § 4715 - Provisions governing judicial sequestration
Judicial sequestration shall be governed by the provisions of the Law of Civil Procedure in whatever is not prescribed in this title. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1689.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 355 - General Provisions (§ 4741)›§ 4741 - Aleatory contract defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 355 - General Provisions (§ 4741) › § 4741 - Aleatory contract defined
By an aleatory contract one of the parties binds himself, or both mutually bind themselves, to give or do something as an equivalent for what the other party is to give or do in case of the occurrence of an event which is uncertain or may happen at an undetermined time. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1690.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 357 - Insurance Contract [Repealed] (§ 4751-4757)›§§ 4751—4757 - Repealed. Act June 19, 1957, No. 77, p. 183, § 41.010, eff, Jan. 1, 1958
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 357 - Insurance Contract [Repealed] (§ 4751-4757) › §§ 4751—4757 - Repealed. Act June 19, 1957, No. 77, p. 183, § 41.010, eff, Jan. 1, 1958
History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1690.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774)›§ 4771 - Rights of winner and loser
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774) › § 4771 - Rights of winner and loser
The law does not permit any action to claim what is won in a game of chance, luck, or hazard; but the person who loses cannot recover what he may have voluntarily paid, unless there should have been fraud, or should he be a minor or incapacitated to administer his property. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1698.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774)›§ 4772 - Rights of winner and loser—Application to betting; prohibited bets
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774) › § 4772 - Rights of winner and loser—Application to betting; prohibited bets
The provisions of § 4471 of this title with regard to gambling are also applicable to betting. Bets analogous to prohibited games are considered as prohibited. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1699.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774)›§ 4773 - Games contributing to exercise of body
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774) › § 4773 - Games contributing to exercise of body
Games contributing to the exercise of the body, such as those the object of which is to acquire skill in the management of arms, and foot or horse races, by vehicles, ball games, and others of a similar character are not considered prohibited. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1700.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774)›§ 4774 - Civil liability in game or bet not prohibited
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 359 - Gambling and Betting (§§ 4771 — 4774) › § 4774 - Civil liability in game or bet not prohibited
A person who loses in a game or a bet which is not prohibited is civilly liable. Nevertheless, the judicial authority may either not admit the claim when the sum which was wagered in the game or bet is excessive, or may reduce the obligation to the amount it may exceed the customs of a good father of a family. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1701.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4791 - Nature of life annuity
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4791 - Nature of life annuity
An aleatory contract of annuity binds the debtor to pay a pension or annual income to one or more specified persons for life, for a principal in personal or real property, the ownership of which is at once transferred to said debtor charged with the income. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1702.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4792 - Persons upon whose life and in whose favor constituted
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4792 - Persons upon whose life and in whose favor constituted
An annuity may be constituted on the life of the person who gives the capital, on that of a third person, or on that of several persons. It may also be constituted in favor of the person or persons for whose life it is granted, or in favor of another or other different persons. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1703.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4793 - Annuity on life of dead or dying person within 20 days
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4793 - Annuity on life of dead or dying person within 20 days
An annuity constituted on the life of a person deceased at the time of its execution, or who, at the same time, may be suffering from disease which may cause his death within twenty (20) days following that date, is void. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1704.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4794 - Default in payment of pensions
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4794 - Default in payment of pensions
Default in payment of pensions due does not authorize the receiver of the life annuity to demand the reimbursement of the principal, nor to retake possession of the estate alienated; he shall only have the right to judicially demand the payment of the income in arrears and security for the future ones. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1705.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4795 - Payment pertaining to year of death
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4795 - Payment pertaining to year of death
The annuity pertaining to the year in which the person who enjoys it dies shall be paid in proportion to the days he may have lived; if it was to be paid in instalments in advance, the total amount for the term which began during his life shall be paid. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1706.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4796 - Annuity may be exempted from attachment for debts
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4796 - Annuity may be exempted from attachment for debts
A person who, for a good consideration, constitutes an annuity on his property, may dispose, at the time of the execution of the contract, that said annuity shall not be subject to attachments for debts of the annuitant. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1707.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797)›Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797)›§ 4797 - Proof of existence of person on whose life constituted
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XII - Aleatory Contracts or Those Depending on Chance (§§ 4741 — 4797) › Chapter 361 - Life Annuities (§§ 4791 — 4797) › § 4797 - Proof of existence of person on whose life constituted
An annuity cannot be demanded without proving the existence of the person on whose life it may be constituted. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1708.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842)›Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830)›§ 4821 - Compromise defined
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842) › Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830) › § 4821 - Compromise defined
A compromise is a contract by which each of the parties in interest, by giving, promising, or retaining something, avoids the provocation of a suit, or terminates one that has already been instituted. —Civil Code, 1930, § 1709. History
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842)›Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830)›§ 4822 - Compromise by guardian or parent as to rights of ward or child
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842) › Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830) › § 4822 - Compromise by guardian or parent as to rights of ward or child
A guardian cannot compromise with regard to the rights of a person who is subject to guardianship, except in the manner prescribed in subsection (12) of § 786 and in section 788 of this title. The father, and the mother in a proper case, may compromise with regard to the property and rights of the child who is under his or her authority, but if the value of the object involved in the compromise should exceed five hundred (500) dollars, it shall have no effect without judicial approval. History —Civil Code, 1930, § 1710.
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Justia›US Law›US Codes and Statutes›Laws of Puerto Rico›2023 Laws of Puerto Rico›TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305)›Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305)›PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842)›Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830)›§ 4823 - Corporations with judicial personality
2023 Laws of Puerto Rico › TITLE THIRTY-ONE - Civil Code (§§ 1 — 5305) › Subtitle 4 - Obligations and Contracts (§§ 2991 — 5305) › PART XIII - Compromises and Arbitrations (§§ 4821 — 4842) › Chapter 365 - Compromises (§§ 4821 — 4830) › § 4823 - Corporations with judicial personality
Corporations which have a judicial personality may only make compromises in the manner and with the requisites necessary to alienate their property. —Civil Code, 1930, § 1711. History