Civil Code · English · 2015
Article 1971
Dispossession of the Holder of a Movable
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Where the holder has been dispossessed of the movable in consequence of an event for which he is not to blame, he shall be released from his obligation to return it.
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He shall inform the owner immediately, under penalty of damages, of the event in consequence of which he ceased to be in possession of the movable.
#(3)
The owner shall be entitled to anything which the holder receives in exchange for the movable as a result of the dispossession and shall be subrogated to the holder’s rights.
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