Civil Code Art. 1445: Express Trusts

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 1445
Topic: Express Trusts
Status: In force
Book: BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
Title: TITLE V TRUSTS
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Express Trusts
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

No trust shall fail because the trustee appointed declines the designation, unless the contrary should appear in the instrument constituting the trust.

Cases applying this article

Francisco Irureta Goyena v. Ildefonso Tambunting G.R. No. 956

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 1444 Express Trusts
Civil Code, Art. 1446 Express Trusts

Civil Code, Art. 1445 is found in CHAPTER 2 Express Trusts of TITLE V TRUSTS of BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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