Civil Code Art. 1114: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1114
Topic: General Provisions
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE V PRESCRIPTION
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Formerly: Art. 1937 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Creditors and all other persons interested in making the prescription effective may avail themselves thereof notwithstanding the express or tacit renunciation by the debtor or proprietor. (1937)

Cases applying this article

In Re Estate of the Deceased Victoriana Saavedra. Macario Macrohon Ong Ham v. Juan Saavedra G.R. No. 27531
Jose Vaca v. Manuel Kosca G.R. No. 8394

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