Text of the provision
Art. 970. Representation is a right created by fiction of law, by virtue of which the representative is raised to the place and the degree of the person represented, and acquires the rights which the latter would have if he were living or if he could have inherited.
(942a)
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
Representation is a right created by fiction of law, by which the representative is raised to the place and degree of the person represented, and acquires the rights which the latter would have if living or could have inherited.
Questions about this provision
Related provisions
- Article 969 — Repudiation by All in a Degree.
- Article 971 — The Representative Succeeds the Decedent.
Cases citing this article
- Amadea Angela K. Aquino vs. Rodolfo C. Aquino and Abdulah C. Aquino/Rodolfo C. Aquino, G.R. No. 208912 / G.R. No. 209018, December 7, 2021 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Andy Ang vs. Severino Pacunio, et al, G.R. No. 208928, July 8, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Alejandra Arado, et al. vs. Anacleto Alcoran and Elenette Sunjaco, G.R. No. 163362, July 8, 2015 — read the decision on LawPhil →
- Heirs of Jose Reyes, jr. namely; Magdalena C. reyes, et al. vs. Amanda S. Reyes, et al, G.R. No. 158377, August 13, 2010 — read the decision on LawPhil →
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