Text of the provision
Art. 1452. If two or more persons agree to purchase property and by common consent the legal title is taken in the name of one of them for the benefit of all, a trust is created by force of law in favor of the others in proportion to the interest of each.
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 several agree to buy property but title is taken in one's name for the benefit of all, a trust arises in favor of the others in proportion to their interests.
Related provisions
- Article 1451 — Trust From Succession.
- Article 1453 — Trust From a Declared Intention to Hold.
Cases citing this article
- Miguel J. Osorio Pension Foundation, Incorporated vs. Court of Appeals and Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No. 162175, June 28, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Juan and Lilibeth Diaz vs. Jose Diaz & Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 135885, April 28, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Miguel Franco, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 123924, December 11, 2003 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Eustaquio Mallilin, Jr. vs. Ma. Elvira Castillo, G.R. No. 136803, June 16, 2000 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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