Text of the provision
Art. 641. Easements for drawing water and for watering animals carry with them the obligation of the owners of the servient estates to allow passage to persons and animals to the place where such easements are to be used, and the indemnity shall include this service.
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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
Easements for drawing water and watering animals carry the obligation of the servient owners to allow passage to persons and animals to the place where they are to be used — the indemnity including this burden.
Related provisions
- Article 640 — Drawing Water and Watering Animals.
- Article 642 — The Right to Make Water Flow Through Others' Land.
Cases interpreting this article
- Authorities on this article will be added here as each is verified against primary sources.
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