Philippine Civil Code Art. 523: What possession is

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 523
Topic: What possession is
Status: In force
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE V POSSESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Possession and the Kinds Thereof
Formerly: Art. 430a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

Possession is the holding of a thing or the enjoyment of a right. (430a)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Possession is the holding of a thing or the enjoyment of a right. This is the Civil Code's basic definition, underlying all the possession rules that follow.

An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.

Cases applying this article

Mark Soledad y Cristobal v. People G.R. No. 184274

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 524 Possession and the Kinds Thereof
Civil Code, Art. 526 Possession and the Kinds Thereof
Civil Code, Art. 527 Possession and the Kinds Thereof
Civil Code, Art. 530 Possession and the Kinds Thereof

Civil Code, Art. 523 is found in CHAPTER 1 Possession and the Kinds Thereof of TITLE V POSSESSION of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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