Civil Code Art. 774: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 774
Topic: General Provisions
Book: BOOK III DIFFERENT MODES OF ACQUIRING OWNERSHIP Preliminary Provision
Title: TITLE IV SUCCESSION
Chapter: CHAPTER 1 General Provisions
Year: 1949

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

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