Saturday, December 15, 2012

Commodatum vs. Mutuum



What are Differences Between the Two Kinds of Loan?

COMMODATUM
MUTUUM (SIMPLE LOAN)
Ordinarily not consumable

Money or other consumable thing
Ownership is retained by the lender

Ownership is transferred to the borrower
Essentially gratuitous
Gratuitous or onerous, that is with stipulation to pay interest

Borrower must return the same thing loaned
Borrower need only pa the same amount of the same kind and quality

May involve real or personal property

Only personal property
Loan for use or temporary possession

Loan for consumption
Bailor may demand the return of the thing loaned before the expiration of the term in case of urgent need

Lender may not demand its return before the lapse of the term agreed upon
Loss of the subject matter is suffered by the bailor since he is the owner
Borrower suffers the loss even if caused exclusively by a fortuitous event and he is not therefore discharged from his duty to pay

Purely personal
Not purely personal


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