- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 1544
- Topic
- Obligations of the Vendor
- Book
- BOOK IV Obligations and Contracts
- Title
- TITLE VI SALES
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 4 Obligations of the Vendor
- Formerly
- Art. 1473 of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
The provision
If the same thing should have been sold to different vendees, the ownership shall be transferred to the person who may have first taken possession thereof in good faith, if it should be movable property. Should it be immovable property, the ownership shall belong to the person acquiring it who in good faith first recorded it in the Registry of Property. Should there be no inscription, the ownership shall pertain to the person who in good faith was first in the possession; and, in the absence thereof, to the person who presents the oldest title, provided there is good faith. (1473)
Cases applying this article
- Mr. v. Mr. G.R. No. 222530
- Rosita G. Tan v. Tan G.R. No. 125861
- Hipolito Agustin v. Romana de Vera G.R. No. 233455
- Heirs of Ciriaco Bayog-Ang v. Florence Quinones G.R. No. 205680
- Rustico Mcgurk Baldoz v. Marlene D. Pecson G.R. No. 240232
- Hospicio D. Rosaroso v. Lucila Laborte Soria G.R. No. 194846
- The Roman Catholic Church v. Regino Pante G.R. No. 174118
- Anthony Orduña v. Eduardo J. Fuentebella G.R. No. 176841
- Angel M. Pagaduan v. Spouses Estanislao & Fe Posadas Ocuma G.R. No. 176308
- Sps. Gil Torrecampo v. Dennis Alindogan, Sr. G.R. No. 156405
- Sps. Col. Pedro L. Lumbres v. Sps. Pedro B. Tablada, Jr. G.R. No. 165831
- Spouses Adiel de La Cena v. Spouses Jose Briones G.R. No. 160805
- Spouses Mario Ong v. Spouses Ergelia Olasiman G.R. No. 162045
- Ten Forty Realty v. Marina Cruz G.R. No. 151212
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