Civil Code Art. 1140: Prescription of Actions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1140
Topic: Prescription of Actions
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE V PRESCRIPTION
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Prescription of Actions
Formerly: Art. 1962a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Actions to recover movables shall prescribe eight years from the time the possession thereof is lost, unless the possessor has acquired the ownership by prescription for a less period, according to articles 1132, and without prejudice to the provisions of articles 559, 1505, and 1133. (1962a)

Cases applying this article

Calatagan Golf Club v. Sixto Clemente, Jr. G.R. No. 165443

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