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Civil Code, Art. 458

Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS · Formerly Art. 367 of the old Civil Code

Statute
Civil Code
Article
Art. 458
Topic
Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Status
In force
Book
BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title
TITLE II OWNERSHIP
Chapter
CHAPTER 2 Right of Accession GENERAL PROVISIONS
Formerly
Art. 367 of the old Civil Code
Year
1949
Cited by
A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The owners of estates adjoining ponds or lagoons do not acquire the land left dry by the natural decrease of the waters, or lose that inundated by them in extraordinary floods. (367)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Fixes the boundaries of estates next to ponds or lagoons: neighboring owners do not gain the land left dry when the water naturally recedes, and they do not lose land that gets flooded during extraordinary floods. The natural rise and fall of the water does not change ownership.

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Civil Code, Art. 458 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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