Civil Code Art. 532: Acquisition of Possession

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 532
Topic: Acquisition of Possession
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE V POSSESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Acquisition of Possession
Formerly: Art. 439a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Possession may be acquired by the same person who is to enjoy it, by his legal representative, by his agent, or by any person without any power whatever: but in the last case, the possession shall not be considered as acquired until the person in whose name the act of possession was executed has ratified the same, without prejudice to the juridical consequences of negotiorum gestio in a proper case. (439a)

Cases applying this article

Maria Gonzalez v. Simeon Blas G.R. No. 1477

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