Text of the provision
Art. 1132. The ownership of movables prescribes through uninterrupted possession for four years in good faith. The ownership of personal property also prescribes through uninterrupted possession for eight years, without need of any other condition. With regard to the right of the owner to recover personal property lost or of which he has been illegally deprived, as well as with respect to movables acquired in a public sale, fair, or market, or from a merchant's store the provisions of articles 559 and 1505 of this Code shall be observed.
(1955a)
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
Ownership of movables prescribes through uninterrupted possession for four years in good faith. Without good faith, eight years of uninterrupted possession is required, with no other condition.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 1131 — Just Title Is Never Presumed.
- Article 1133 — Stolen Movables Never Prescribe for the Thief.
Cases citing this article
- Lim Tay vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 126891, August 5, 1998 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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