Civil Code Art. 1152: Prescription of Actions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1152
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. 1971 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

The period for prescription of actions to demand the fulfillment of obligation declared by a judgment commences from the time the judgment became final. (1971)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

When an obligation has been established by a court judgment, the prescriptive period for suing to enforce it begins to run from the date the judgment became final — not from the original transaction.

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Cases applying this article

Edilberto "Eddie" Pineda v. Gaston G.R. No. 204997
The Bachrach Motor Co. v. Faustino Espiritu G.R. No. 28497
Felix Laureano v. Eugenio Kilayco G.R. No. 10419
Jose Palacios v. The Municipality of Cavite G.R. No. 1598
Philippine National v. Dionisio G.R. No. L-18342

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1151 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1150 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1154 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1149 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1155 Prescription of Actions
Civil Code, Art. 1146 Prescription of Actions

Civil Code, Art. 1152 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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