Civil Code Art. 609: Extinguishment of Usufruct

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 609
Topic: Extinguishment of Usufruct
Status: In force
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VI USUFRUCT
Chapter: CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Usufruct
Formerly: Art. 519 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Should the thing in usufruct be expropriated for public use, the owner shall be obliged either to replace it with another thing of the same value and of similar conditions, or to pay the usufructuary the legal interest on the amount of the indemnity for the whole period of the usufruct. If the owner chooses the latter alternative, he shall give security for the payment of the interest. (519)

Cases applying this article

Rufina Yatco v. Jesualdo Gana G.R. No. 3876
Coastwise Lighterage Corporation v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 114167
Emilio Punsalan v. C. Boon Liat G.R. No. 18009
Walter Easton v. E. Diaz & Company G.R. No. 10012
Francisco Martinez v. Pedro Martinez G.R. No. 858

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 610 Extinguishment of Usufruct
Civil Code, Art. 612 Extinguishment of Usufruct
Civil Code, Art. 603 Extinguishment of Usufruct

Civil Code, Art. 609 is found in CHAPTER 4 Extinguishment of Usufruct of TITLE VI USUFRUCT of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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