Text of the provision
Art. 1121. Possession is naturally interrupted when through any cause it should cease for more than one year. The old possession is not revived if a new possession should be exercised by the same adverse claimant.
(1944a)
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
Possession is naturally interrupted when through any cause it ceases for more than one year. The old possession is not revived if a new one is exercised by the same adverse claimant.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1120 — Two Ways Possession Is Interrupted.
- Article 1122 — Interruption of One Year or Less.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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