Text of the provision
Art. 1116. Prescription already running before the effectivity of this Code shall be governed by laws previously in force; but if since the time this Code took effect the entire period herein required for prescription should elapse, the present Code shall be applicable, even though by the former laws a longer period might be required.
(1939)
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
Prescription already running before the effectivity of this Code is governed by the prior laws; prescription not yet running is governed by this Code — the transitional rule for the 30 August 1950 changeover.
Related provisions
- Article 1115 — Special Laws Preserved.
- Article 1118 — Possession That Ripens Into Ownership.
Cases citing this article
- Roberto Sta. Ana Dy, et al. vs. Bonifacio A. Yu, et al, G.R. No. 202632, July 8, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Tirso D. Monteroso vs. Court of Appeals, et al. / Sofia Pendejito Vda De Monteroso, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 105608 / G.R. No. 113199, April 30, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Soledad Canezo etc., et al. vs. Concepcion Rojas, G.R. No. 148788, November 23, 2007 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Delfina Vda. De Rigonan, et al. vs. Zoroaster Derecho, et al, G.R. No. 159571, July 15, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Dominica Cutanda, et al. vs. Heirs of Roberto Cutanda, etc. and the Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 109215, July 11, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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