Article 1163

RA 386 · Civil Code of the Philippines

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If the obligation requires delivering a specific thing (e.g., a particular car), the debtor must preserve it with the diligence of a good father of a family — ordinary care to prevent loss or deterioration.

Official text — RA 386

Every person obliged to give something is also obliged to take care of it with the proper diligence of a good father of a family, unless the law or the stipulation of the parties requires another standard of care. (1094a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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