Civil Code Art. 774: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 774
Topic: General Provisions
Status: In force
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Year: 1949
Cited by: Multiple Supreme Court decisions

The provision

Succession is a mode of acquisition by virtue of which the property, rights and obligations to the extent of the value of the inheritance, of a person are transmitted through his death to another or others either by his will or by operation of law. (n)

Cases applying this article

Irene Benedicto v. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 81344
Daniel Rivera v. Flora P. Villanueva G.R. No. 197310
Heirs of the Late Lope L. Leonio v. Vicente Ponce G.R. No. 213689
Quijano v. Amante G.R. No. 164277
Union Bank v. Santibañez G.R. No. 149926

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 776 General Provisions
Civil Code, Art. 777 General Provisions

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Succession & Inheritance in the Philippines

Civil Code, Art. 774 is found in CHAPTER 1 General Provisions of TITLE IV SUCCESSION of BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision of the Civil Code of the Philippines (Republic Act No. 386).

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