Civil Code Art. 776: General Provisions

Statute: Civil Code
Article: Art. 776
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
Formerly: Art. 659 of the old Civil Code
Year: 1949
Cited by: A Supreme Court decision

The provision

The inheritance includes all the property, rights and obligations of a person which are not extinguished by his death. (659)

Intellegal Wiki · In plain terms

What passes to heirs (the inheritance) covers all of a person's property, rights, and obligations that are not extinguished by death. So heirs receive not only assets but also transmissible debts and obligations, while rights that are purely personal and end at death do not pass on.

An editorially maintained plain-language explanation of this provision — not legal advice.

Cases applying this article

William Ong Genato v. Benjamin Bayhon G.R. No. 171035

Related provisions in this Chapter

Civil Code, Art. 777 General Provisions
Civil Code, Art. 774 General Provisions

Civil Code, Art. 776 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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