Philippine Civil Code Art. 619: Easements in General

Statute: Philippine Civil Code
Article: Art. 619
Topic: Easements in General
Status: In force
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 Easements in General
Formerly: Art. 536 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Easements are established either by law or by the will of the owners. The former are called legal and the latter voluntary easements. (536)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

Easements—rights to use or restrict someone else's land—arise from one of two sources: those created by law, called legal easements, and those created by the owners' own agreement or will, called voluntary easements.

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Cases applying this article

Solid Manila v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 90596
Abellana v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 97039

Civil Code, Art. 619 is found in CHAPTER 1 Easements in General of TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES of BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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