Text of the provision
Art. 457. To the owners of lands adjoining the banks of rivers belong the accretion which they gradually receive from the effects of the current of the waters.
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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
Owners of land adjoining a river bank own the accretion (alluvion) they gradually receive from the current of the waters. The deposit must be gradual, imperceptible, and caused by the river's current for the riparian owner to acquire it.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 456 — Good Faith and Negligence.
- Article 458 — Ponds and Lagoons.
Cases citing this article
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Arcadio Ivan A. Santos III, et al, G.R. No. 160453, November 12, 2012 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Emiliano Navarro vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, et al, G.R. No. 68166, February 12, 1997 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Republic of the Philippines vs. Ramon G. Asuncion, et al, G.R. No. 200772, February 17, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Office of the City Mayor of Parañaque City, et al. vs. Mario D. Ebio and His Children/Heirs namely, Arturo V. Ebio, Eduardo, et al, G.R. No. 178411, June 23, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Desamparado Vda. De Nazareno, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al, G.R. No. 98045, June 26, 1996 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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