- Statute
- Civil Code
- Article
- Art. 657
- Topic
- Legal Easements
- Status
- In force
- Book
- BOOK II PROPERTY, OWNERSHIP, AND ITS MODIFICATIONS
- Title
- TITLE VII EASEMENTS OF SERVITUDES
- Chapter
- CHAPTER 2 Legal Easements
- Formerly
- Art. 570a of the old Civil Code
- Year
- 1949
- Cited by
- Multiple Supreme Court decisions
The provision
Easements of the right of way for the passage of livestock known as animal path, animal trail or any other, and those for watering places, resting places and animal folds, shall be governed by the ordinances and regulations relating thereto, and, in the absence thereof, by the usages and customs of the place. Without prejudice to rights legally acquired, the animal path shall not exceed in any case the width of 75 meters, and the animal trail that of 37 meters and 50 centimeters. Whenever it is necessary to establish a compulsory easement of the right of way or for a watering place for animals, the provisions of this Section and those of articles 640 and 641 shall be observed. In this case the width shall not exceed 10 meters. (570a)
Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms
Rights of way for moving or watering livestock — animal paths, trails, and watering, resting, or folding places — are governed first by local ordinances and, absent those, by local custom. Their widths are capped: an animal path at 75 meters, an animal trail at 37.5 meters, and a compulsory right of way or animal watering easement at 10 meters.
An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.
Cases applying this article
- Bernarda Aliasas v. Pedro Alcantara G.R. No. 5628
- Natividad Batiquin v. Filomena Batiquin G.R. No. 21164
- Intestate of the Deceased Encarnacion Saenz de Vizmano Miguel Velasco y Cuarteroni v. Remedios Vismanos G.R. No. 21244
- Modesta Beltran v. Feliciana Doriano G.R. No. 9969
- Cabuyao v. Caagbay G.R. No. L-6636