If a thing lent for use is gifted to a person other than the borrower, or a deposit is gifted to a person other than the depositary, and the donor dies before the expiry of the period of the loan for use or before the recovery of the deposit, the possession of the borrower of the thing lent for use, or of the depositary of the deposit, shall be deemed possession on behalf of the donee, and the gift shall be completed thereby, provided that the donor has had it witnessed. If the gift is not witnessed, the possession of each shall be deemed possession on behalf of the donor, and the gift shall be void.
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