Text of the provision
Art. 1674. In ejectment cases where an appeal is taken the remedy granted in article 539, second paragraph, shall also apply, if the higher court is satisfied that the lessee's appeal is frivolous or dilatory, or that the lessor's appeal is prima facie meritorious. The period of ten days referred to in said article shall be counted from the time the appeal is perfected.
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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
In ejectment appeals, the preliminary-mandatory-injunction remedy of Art. 539 also applies where the higher court finds the lessee's appeal frivolous/dilatory or the lessor's prima facie meritorious.
Related provisions
- Article 1673 — Grounds for Judicial Ejectment.
- Article 1675 — Lessee's Right to the Statutory Periods.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.