Practice question
A business professionally stores property for customers. There is no express declaration that storage is free. Does Article1965’s gratuity default necessarily make this professional arrangement gratuitous?
- No; the article excepts a depositary engaged in the business of storing goods
- Yes; every deposit must be free
- Yes; fees always turn storage into a sale
- Yes; professional storage is legally impossible
- Yes; only a bank can charge for any safekeeping
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1965,1968,1996–2003,2007–2009.
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