Civil Code Art. 484: CO-OWNERSHIP

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 484
Topic: CO-OWNERSHIP
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE III CO-OWNERSHIP
Formerly: Art. 392 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

There is co-ownership whenever the ownership of an undivided thing or right belongs to different persons. In default of contracts, or of special provisions, co-ownership shall be governed by the provisions of this Title. (392)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Mariano (A.K.A. Quaky) v. Roscef Zuñiga Bernarte G.R. No. 180997

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