Civil Code Art. 652: Legal Easements

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 652
Topic: Legal Easements
Book: BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
Title: TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
Chapter: CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements
Formerly: Art. 567a of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949

The provision

Whenever a piece of land acquired by sale, exchange or partition, is surrounded by other estates of the vendor, exchanger, or co-owner, he shall be obliged to grant a right of way without indemnity. In case of a simple donation, the donor shall be indemnified by the donee for the establishment of the right of way. (567a)

Cases applying this article

Spouses Raymundo Pagsuguiron v. The Honorable Court of Appeals G.R. No. 191383

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 651 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 650 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 649 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 656 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 648 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 657 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 646 Legal Easements
Civil Code, Art. 645 Legal Easements

Civil Code, Art. 652 is found in CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements 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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