Consumability of property
Article 418 of the Civil Code provides for rules on the consumability or non-consumability of property.
The rules of consumability apply only to movables. It is determined by nature the property itself.
When is property consumable?
[1] Movables which cannot be used in a manner appropriate to their nature without their being consumed (e.g. food)
[2] Consumable goods cannot be the subject matter of a commodatum unless the purpose of the contract is not the consumption of the object, as when it is merely for exhibition.
When is property non-consumable?
[1] All others not falling under the category "consumable"
[2] Examples of this are money in coin and paper money.
The rules of consumability apply only to movables. It is determined by nature the property itself.
When is property consumable?
[1] Movables which cannot be used in a manner appropriate to their nature without their being consumed (e.g. food)
[2] Consumable goods cannot be the subject matter of a commodatum unless the purpose of the contract is not the consumption of the object, as when it is merely for exhibition.
When is property non-consumable?
[1] All others not falling under the category "consumable"
[2] Examples of this are money in coin and paper money.
