Text of the provision
Art. 1449. There is also an implied trust when a donation is made to a person but it appears that although the legal estate is transmitted to the donee, he nevertheless is either to have no beneficial interest or only a part thereof.
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
There is an implied trust when a donation is made but the donee is to have no beneficial interest (or only part) — he holds as trustee.
Related provisions
- Article 1448 — Purchase-Money Resulting Trust.
- Article 1450 — Trust From a Loaned Purchase Price.
Cases citing this article
- Prospero Ringor, et al. vs. Concordia Ringor, et al, G.R. No. 147863, August 13, 2004 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Natividad P. Nazareno, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 138842, October 18, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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