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Atun, et al. vs. Nuez, et al.

Act 496, Section 40 of the Old CivilCode: No title to registered land in derogation

to that of the registered oner shall !eac"uired !# $rescri$tion or adverse$ossession

%ight of registered oner to recover$ossession of the registered $ro$ert#

is e"uall# i&$rescri$ti!le, since

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'arcelona vs. 'arcelona

(he $ro$ert# in litigation, !eing registeredland under the $rovisions of Art. 496 )OldCivil Code* is not su!+ect to $rescri$tion.

rescri$tion is unavailing not onl# againstthe registered oner, !ut also against hishereditar# successors the latter &erel# ste$ into the shoes of the

decedent !# o$eration of la, and are &erel#the continuation of the $ersonalit# of their$redecessor-in-interest

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Arriola vs. o&ez de laSerna Article /91, Old Civil Code

Onershi$ and other $ro$ert# rights in real$ro$ert# shall $rescri!e !# $ossession for ten

#ears as to $ersons $resent, and for tent##ears ith regard to those a!sent, ith goodfaith and $ro$er title

Article /90, Old Civil Code

ood faith of the $ossessor consists of his!elief that the $erson fro& ho& he receivedthe thing as the oner of the sa&e and couldconve# his title

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Arriola vs. o&ez de laSerna Article 424, Old Civil Code

ood faith is ala#s $resu&ed, and an#$erson alleging !ad faith on the $art of the

$ossessor is o!liged to $rove it Article 443, Old Civil Code

A $erson inheriting !# hereditar# title shall

not suer the conse"uences of fault#$ossession of the testator, unless it is$roved that he had 5noledge of thedefects aecting it

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Santiago vs. Cruz

A $erson ho ac"uired $ossession !#force and violence, ta5ing the la inhis on hands, shall suer the

conse"uences of his lalessness,hether he as a $art of the$ro$ert# or not

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Cagaoan vs. Cagaoan and %egisterof eeds of angasinan

Article /412, Old Civil Code ro$ert# goes to the vendee ho 7rst

records his title in the registr# of

$ro$ert#. 8f the sale is not recorded !#either vendee, the $ro$ert# goes to theone ho ta5es $ossession of it in goodfaith, and in the a!sence of !oth recordand $ossession, to the one ho $resentsthe oldest title, $rovided there is goodfaith.

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Cua#cong vs. 'enedicto

ossession, to constitute thefoundation of a $rescri$tive right,&ust !e $ossession under clai& of

title. Acts of $ossessor# character$erfor&ed !# one ho holds !# the&ere tolerance of the oner cannot

!e &ade the !asis of the $rescri$tiveac"uisition of rights.