The pledgee may exercise the rights deriving from the contract of pledge notwithstanding that the pledge has been delivered to him by a person who was not authorized to dispose of it.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 2502
Third Party's Claim to the Pledge · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.