P.R. Laws tit. 10, § 1624
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The depositary is obliged to preserve the article deposited in the manner he receives it, and return it with its increase, should there be any, when the depositor request it of him.
In the preservation of the deposit the depositary shall be liable for the injury and damage the articles deposited may suffer by reason of his malice or negligence, and also for those arising from the nature or defects of the articles, if he should not in the latter cases personally have done all that was possible in order to avoid or remedy them, furthermore notifying the depositor immediately upon the appearance of such conditions.
History —Commerce Code, 1932, § 224.