Text of the provision
Art. 479. The plaintiff must return to the defendant all benefits he may have received from the latter, or reimburse him for expenses that may have redounded to the plaintiff's benefit.
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
A plaintiff who succeeds in quieting title must return to the defendant any benefits received from them, or reimburse expenses that benefited the plaintiff. Equity requires the winning party not to be unjustly enriched.
Related provisions
- Article 478 — Quieting After Extinguished Obligation.
- Article 480 — General Law on Quieting of Title.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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