Civil Code Art. 434: Ownership in General

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 434
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

In an action to recover, the property must be identified, and the plaintiff must rely on the strength of his title and not on the weakness of the defendant's claim. (n)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Elegio Cañezo v. Spouses Apolinario G.R. No. 170189

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