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Right to Fruits
Mercado and Ebora v. Aguilar General Rule: Bailee is not entitled to
(C.A.) 45 O.G. 5th S. 118, Jun. 30, 1947 the fruits, other wise contract may be
FACTS: Mercado, the occupant of a one of usufruct.
stall in the Batangas market, allowed Exception: if there is a stipulation
Aguilar to occupy the same gratuitously
with the promise of Aguilar to return it Fruits should, as a rule, pertain to the
upon demand. Aguilar claims that owner of the thing producing the fruits, but
Mercado has no right to demand because the stipulation is valid because liberality is
Mercado, being a mere lessee of the still the actual cause or consideration of the
Batangas municipality had no right to contract.
cede its occupancy in commodatum.
HELD: Mercado had the right to give it IV. OBLIGATIONS OF THE BAILEE
in commodatum. If a lessee, by a contract
of a sub-lease, may transfer to another The bailee have the following obligations
the enjoyment of the thing leased for a 1. Liability for ordinary expenses
consideration, there is no reason why he 2. Liable for loss of the thing
should be unable to cede gratuitously its
Ordinary Expense
Bailee is liable for ordinary expense
because it is necessary for the preservation
for the thing loaned and he must take good
care of the thing with the diligence of a
good father of a family.