Text of the provision
Art. 467. The principal thing, as between two things incorporated, is deemed to be that to which the other has been united as an ornament, or for its use or perfection.
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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
As between two incorporated things, the principal is the one to which the other was united as an ornament, or for its use or perfection. The accessory serves the principal.
Related provisions
- Article 466 — Adjunction (Conjunction).
- Article 468 — Principal by Value or Volume.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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