Civil Code Art. 433: Ownership in General

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 433
Topic: Ownership in General
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE II OWNERSHIP
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Ownership in General
Year: 1949

The provision

Actual possession under claim of ownership raises disputable presumption of ownership. The true owner must resort to judicial process for the recovery of the property. (n)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Isagani v. Spouses Regino Se G.R. No. 190122

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