Text of the provision
Art. 1119. Acts of possessory character executed in virtue of license or by mere tolerance of the owner shall not be available for the purposes of possession.
(1942)
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
Acts of a possessory character executed by virtue of licence or mere tolerance of the owner are not available for prescription — the classic bar to squatters' claims.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1118 — Possession That Ripens Into Ownership.
- Article 1120 — Two Ways Possession Is Interrupted.
Cases citing this article
- Herminio M. Gutierrez, et al. vs. Flora Mendoza-Plaza, et al, G.R. No. 185477, December 4, 2009 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- National Power Corporation vs. Sps. Jose C. Campos, Jr., et al, G.R. No. 143643, June 27, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Philip C. Santos vs. Ladislao M. Santos, G.R. No. 139524, October 12, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Rosita G. Tan, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 125861, September 9, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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