Civil Code Art. 498: CO-OWNERSHIP

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 498
Topic: CO-OWNERSHIP
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE III CO-OWNERSHIP
Formerly: Art. 404 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Whenever the thing is essentially indivisible and the co-owners cannot agree that it be allotted to one of them who shall indemnify the others, it shall be sold and its proceeds distributed. (404)

Cases applying this article

Marina Z. Reyes v. The Honorable Alfredo B. Concepcion G.R. No. 56550

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