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RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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A deposit is necessary: (1) When it is made in compliance with a legal obligation; (2) When it takes place on the occasion of any calamity, such as fire, storm, flood, pillage, shipwreck, or other similar events.

Official text — RA 386

A deposit is necessary:

(1) When it is made in compliance with a legal obligation;

(2) When it takes place on the occasion of any calamity, such as fire, storm, flood, pillage, shipwreck, or other similar events. (1781a)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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