Text of the provision
Art. 1451. When land passes by succession to any person and he causes the legal title to be put in the name of another, a trust is established by implication of law for the benefit of the true owner.
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
When land passes by succession to a person who puts title in another's name, an implied trust arises for the true owner.
Related provisions
- Article 1450 — Trust From a Loaned Purchase Price.
- Article 1452 — Trust Among Co-Purchasers.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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