- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 523
- Topic
- Possession and the Kinds Thereof
- 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
The provision
Possession is the holding of a thing or the enjoyment of a right. (430a)
Cases applying this article
- Mark Soledad y Cristobal v. People G.R. No. 184274
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