Text of the provision
Art. 442. Natural fruits are the spontaneous products of the soil, and the young and other products of animals. Industrial fruits are those produced by lands of any kind through cultivation or labor. Civil fruits are the rents of buildings, the price of leases of lands and other property and the amount of perpetual or life annuities or other similar income.
(355a)
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
This defines the three fruits of Article 441: natural fruits (spontaneous products of the soil and the young of animals), industrial fruits (produced by cultivation or labor), and civil fruits (rents, lease prices, and annuities or similar income).
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 441 — Fruits Belong to the Owner.
- Article 443 — Expenses on Fruits.
Cases citing this article
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Holy Trinity Realty and Development Corp, G.R. No. 172410, April 14, 2008 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Spouses Ramon and Rosita Tan vs. Gorgonia Bantegui, et al, G.R. No. 154027, October 24, 2005 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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