Section 413
Statutory text (Thai original)
เมื่อทรัพย์สินอันจะต้องคืนนั้นเป็นอย่างอื่นนอกจากจำนวนเงิน และบุคคลได้รับไว้โดยสุจริต ท่านว่าบุคคลเช่นนั้นจำต้องคืนทรัพย์สินเพียงตามสภาพที่เป็นอยู่ และมิต้องรับผิดชอบในการที่ทรัพย์นั้นสูญหายหรือบุบสลาย แต่ถ้าได้อะไรมาเป็นค่าสินไหมทดแทนเพื่อการสูญหายหรือบุบสลายเช่นนั้นก็ต้องให้ไปด้วยถ้าบุคคลได้รับทรัพย์สินไว้โดยทุจริต ท่านว่าจะต้องรับผิดชอบในการสูญหายหรือบุบสลายนั้นเต็มภูมิ แม้กระทั่งการสูญหายหรือบุบสลายจะเกิดเพราะเหตุสุดวิสัย เว้นแต่จะพิสูจน์ได้ว่าถึงอย่างไรทรัพย์สินนั้นก็คงต้องสูญหายหรือบุบสลายอยู่นั่นเอง
Verbatim from the Royal Gazette / Office of the Council of State
English translation
When the property which must be returned is other than a sum of money and the person who received it was in good faith, such person is only bound to return it in such condition as it is and is not responsible for less or damage to such thing, but he must return whatever he has acquired as compensation for such loss or damage. If the person who received the property was in bad faith he is fully responsible for the loss or damage even caused by force majeur, unless he proves that the loss or damage would have happened in any case.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 413 is part of Book 2 (Obligations) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Cited in 5 Supreme Court decisions (1955 to 2010)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 1078/2553 (2010)
- Decision 3072/2547 (2004)
- Decision 712/2498 (1955)
- Decision 6784/2549 (2006)
- Decision 1862/2522 (1979)
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Plain citation
Civil and Commercial Code, s. 413 (Thailand) -
Academic citation
Civil and Commercial Code (Thailand), s. 413. ThaiLawOnline, https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-413/ (accessed 8 August 2026). -
Thai citation
ป.พ.พ. มาตรา 413 -
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