Text of the provision
Art. 1014. If a person legally entitled to the estate of the deceased appears and files a claim thereto with the court within five years from the date the property was delivered to the State, such person shall be entitled to the possession of the same, or if sold, the municipality or city shall be accountable to him for such part of the proceeds as may not have been lawfully spent.
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Civil Code of the Philippines, Republic Act No. 386, approved June 18, 1949, effective August 30, 1950. Reproduced in full; verified verbatim against the LawPhil and ChanRobles official-text renderings.
What this article means
If a person legally entitled to the estate appears and files a claim within five years from delivery to the State, he is entitled to the property, or its value if already sold.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1013 — Where the Property Goes.
- Article 1015 — Accretion Defined.
Cases citing this article
- Republic of the Philippines represented by the Register of Deeds of Pasay City vs. Court of Appeals and Amada H. Solano, et. al, G.R. No. 143483, January 31, 2002 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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