Civil Code Art. 442: Right of Accession

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 442
Topic: Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE II OWNERSHIP
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Formerly: Art. 355a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Natural fruits are the spontaneous products of the soil, and the young and other products of animals. Industrial fruits are those produced by lands of any kind through cultivation or labor. Civil fruits are the rents of buildings, the price of leases of lands and other property and the amount of perpetual or life annuities or other similar income. (355a)

Cases applying this article

Fabiana Arriola y Cabrera v. Carolina Gomez de La Serna G.R. No. 5397

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 440 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Civil Code, Art. 445 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Civil Code, Art. 446 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Civil Code, Art. 447 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Civil Code, Art. 448 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS

Civil Code, Art. 442 is found in CHAPTER 2 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS of TITLE II OWNERSHIP of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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