Text of the provision
Art. 1112. Persons with capacity to alienate property may renounce prescription already obtained, but not the right to prescribe in the future. Prescription is deemed to have been tacitly renounced when the renunciation results from acts which imply the abandonment of the right acquired.
(1935)
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
Persons with capacity to alienate property may renounce prescription already obtained, expressly or tacitly — but not the right to prescribe in the future. Tacit renunciation results from acts implying abandonment of the right.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1111 — Prescription by a Co-Owner.
- Article 1113 — What May Be Acquired by Prescription.
Cases citing this article
- Hydro Resources Contractors Corporation vs. National Irrigation Administration, G.R. No. 160215, November 10, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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