- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1456
- Topic
- Implied Trusts
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE V TRUSTS
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 3 Implied Trusts
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
If property is acquired through mistake or fraud, the person obtaining it is, by force of law, considered a trustee of an implied trust for the benefit of the person from whom the property comes.
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
When a person acquires property through mistake or fraud, the law treats them as a trustee of an implied (constructive) trust for the benefit of the person the property truly came from. The wrongful acquirer holds only for the rightful owner and must reconvey. This is a key basis for actions for reconveyance.
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Cases applying this article
- Marcelino S. Andrino v. Top Services
- Iglesia Filipina Independiente v. Heirs of Bernardino Taeza
- Milagros Joaquino A.K.A. Milagros J. Reyes v. Lourdes Reyes
- Purita Salvatierra v. The Honorable Court of Appeals
- Heirs of Andres Naya: Teresita B. Naya v. Orlando P. Naya
- Spouses Celso Dico, Sr. v. Vizcaya Management Corporation
- Jose Fernando, Jr. v. Fernando
- Estate of Margarita D. Cabacungan v. Marilou Laigo
Other Supreme Court decisions also apply this article.
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