Text of the provision
Art. 427. Ownership may be exercised over things or rights.
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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
Ownership may be exercised not only over things (corporeal property) but also over rights (incorporeal property, such as a credit or an intellectual creation). It is the most complete real right a person can have over property.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 424 — Local Property for Public Use.
- Article 428 — The Rights of an Owner.
Cases citing this article
- Merlinda Plana vs. Lourdes Tan Chiua and Heirs of Ramon Chiang, G.R. No. 250636, January 10, 2023 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Regional Executive Director of the Department of, G.R. No. 218640, November 29, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Ramon Jacinto vs. Atty. Benedict Litonjua and Atty. Jose Ma. Rosendo A. Solis, G.R. No. 207675, January 20, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- The Heirs of Nicolas S. Cabigas, namely, Lolita Zabate Cabigas, et al. vs. Melba L. Limbaco, et al, G.R. No. 175291, July 27, 2011 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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