Philippine Civil Code Art. 419: Property in Relation

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Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 419
Topic: Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs
Status: In force
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE I CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS
Chapter: CHAPTER 3 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs
Formerly: Art. 338 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Property is either of public dominion or of private ownership. (338)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

The Civil Code's basic division of property by ownership: everything is either of public dominion or of private ownership. Article 420 identifies what is of public dominion, Article 421 makes all other State property patrimonial, and Article 422 provides for the conversion of public-dominion property into patrimonial property once it is no longer intended for public use or service. The division is not merely descriptive — Article 1113 makes non-patrimonial State property incapable of being acquired by prescription.

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Cases applying this article

Roman Catholic Bishop of Kalibo v. Municipality of Buruanga G.R. No. 149145

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 420 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs
Civil Code, Art. 422 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs
Civil Code, Art. 423 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs
Civil Code, Art. 424 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs

Civil Code, Art. 419 is found in CHAPTER 3 Property in Relation to the Person to Whom It Belongs of TITLE I CLASSIFICATION OF PROPERTY PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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