Civil Code Art. 1143: Prescription of Actions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1143
Topic: Prescription of Actions
Status: In force
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE V PRESCRIPTION
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Prescription of Actions
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The following rights, among others specified elsewhere in this Code, are not extinguished by prescription: (1) To demand a right of way, regulated in article 649; (2) To bring an action to abate a public or private nuisance. (n)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Some rights can never be lost through the passage of time (prescription). Specifically, the right to demand a right of way and the right to sue to abate a public or private nuisance remain available no matter how much time elapses.

An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.

Cases applying this article

Juan B. Bañez, Jr. v. Hon. Crisanto C. Concepcion G.R. No. 159508

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1142 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1144 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1141 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1145 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1140 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1146 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1149 Prescription of Actions

Civil Code, Art. 1143 is found in CHAPTER 3 Prescription of Actions of TITLE V PRESCRIPTION of BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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