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Civil Code, Art. 1150

Prescription of Actions · Formerly Art. 1969 of the old Civil Code

Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 1150
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
Formerly
Art. 1969 of the old Civil Code
Year
1949
Cited by
A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The time for prescription for all kinds of actions, when there is no special provision which ordains otherwise, shall be counted from the day they may be brought. (1969)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Sets the default starting point for a prescriptive period (the deadline to sue): unless a specific law provides otherwise, the clock begins on the day the action could first be brought. This gives a uniform rule for computing when the right to file a case expires.

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Civil Code, Art. 1150 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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