PROPERTY SYLLABUS
Dean Genevieve Marie Dolores B. Paulino
A. Classification of Property (Arts. 414-418, CC)
1. Immovable Property
Makati Leasing & Finance
Corp. v. Wearever Textile Mills, Inc. GR 58469 May 16, 1983
Victoria v. Pidlaoran GR 1964770 April 20, 2016
Provl Assessor Agusan DS v. Filipinas Palm GR 183416 Oct 5, 2016
2. Movable Property
Laurel v. Abrogar GR 155076, Jan. 13, 2009
3. According to Ownership
a. Public Dominion
Republic v. East Silverlane Realty Dev GR 186961 Feb. 20, 2012
b. Private Ownership
Director of Lands v. MERALCO GR 57461 Sept. 11, 1987
Republic v. Alejandre GR 217336 Oct. 17, 2018
B. Ownership (Arts. 427-439, CC)
1. Rights of Ownership/Limitations
2. Doctrines of Incomplete Privilege/Self-Help
3. Presumption of Ownership
4. Rule on Hidden Treasure
C. Accession (Arts. 440-475, CC)
1. Accession Discreta
a. Natural Fruits
b. Industrial Fruits
c. Civil Fruits
2. Accession Continua
a. On Real Property
b. Accession Industrial
i) Builder/Planter/Sower in Good Faith
Depra v. Dumlao GR 57348 May 16, 1985
Sarmiento v. Agana GR 57288 April 30, 1984
Dept of Educ v. Casibang GR 192268, Jan 27, 2016
Espinosa v. Mayandoc GR 211170 July 3, 2017
Leviste Management System v. GR 199353 April 4, 2018
Legaspi Towers 200 Inc
ii) Builder/Planter/Sower in Bad Faith
Mirallosa v. Carmen Dev GR 194538 Nov. 27, 2013
BPI v. Sanchez GR 179518/179835/179954. Nov. 19, 2014
Sps. Aquino v. Sps. Aguilar GR 182754 June 29, 2015
Belvis v. Erola GR 239727 July 24, 2019
iii) No claim of ownership
Mores v. Yu-go GR 172292, July 23, 2010
c. Accession Natural
Bagaipo v. C.A. GR 116290 Dec. 8, 2000
Republic v. Arcadio GR 160453 Nov. 12, 2012
Batac v. Ombudsman GR 216949 July 3, 2019
d. Effect on Registration
De los Reyes v. Mun Kalibo GR 214587 Feb. 26, 2018
D. Quieting of Title (Art. 476-481, CC)
E. Co-Ownership
1. Elements
Robles v. C.A. GR 123509 Mar. 14, 2000
2. How created
3. Rights of Co-owners
a. Ownership over whole property
b. Sale/Alienation
i) of undivided interest
ii) of entire property
Del Campo v. C.A. GR 108228 Feb. 1, 2001
Torres v. Lapinid GR 187987 Nov. 26, 2014
Heirs of Jarque v. Jarque GR 196733 Nov. 21, 2018
iii) redemption by other co-owners (cf. Art. 1620, 1623 CC)
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Adille v. C.A. GR 44546 Jan. 29, 1888
Cabales v. C.A. GR 162421 Aug. 31, 2007
iv) prescription
Figuracion v. GR 151334 Feb. 13, 2013
Figuracion-Gerilla
c. Benefits, fruits, interest, income
d. Use/possession
Estreller v. Ysmael GR 170264 Mar. 13, 2009
Barber v. Chua GR 205630 Jan. 12, 2021
e. Management/administration
i) distinguished from alteration
4. Partition
a. Demandable anytime
Pada-Kilario v. C.A. GR 134329 Jan. 19, 2000
Maestrado v. C.A. GR 133345 & 133324 Mar. 9, 2000
Pilapil v. Briones GR 150175 Feb. 5, 2007
b. Not a Transfer of Ownership
Heirs of Ureta v. Ureta GR 16748/165930, Sept. 14, 2011
c. Form/Procedure
Notarte v. Notarte GR 180614 Aug. 29, 2012
Ignacio v. Reyes GR 213192 July 12, 2017
d. Prohibition for indivision
5. Obligations of Co-Owner
a. Necessary Expenses for preservation
b. Useful & luxurious expenses
6. Termination
F. Condominium Act (RA 4726)
G. Waters (P.D. 1067)
H. Possession
1. Elements
Yu v. Pacleb GR 130316 Jan. 24, 2007
Kawayan Hills Corp v. CA GR 203090 Sept. 5, 2018
2. Kinds
3. Requirements - to ripen into ownership
SMPSM v. BCDA GR 142255, Jan 26, 2007
Julita Imuan v. Juanito Cereno GR 167995 Sept. 11, 2009
Jaime Abalos v. Heirs of Torio GR 167995 Dec. 14, 2011
4. Acquisitive prescription
a. in good faith
b. in bad faith
Mercado v. Espinocilla GR 184109 Feb. 1, 2012
c. tacking of possession
Nenita Quality Foods v. Galabo GR 174191, Jan. 30, 2013
5. Rights of Legal Processor
a. Peaceful and uninterrupted possession
i) Co-possession
Maglucot-Aw v. Maglucot GR 132518 Mar. 28, 2000
- effect of partition
- effect of interruption
ii) Actions in case of deprivation of possession
a. Presumption of Ownership
Heirs of Lopez v. Querubin GR 1554059/164092 March 18, 2015
b. Fruits
i) Civil Fruits
ii) Natural/Industrial Fruits
iii) Pending Fruits
c. Indemnity for Expenses/Improvements
i) Necessary
ii) Useful
iii) Luxurious
iv) Possession by Lessee
6. Presumption of Just Title
a. when applicable
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b. meaning of just title
7. Possession of Movables
a. when lost
b. unlawful deprivation (c.f. Arts. 1132, 1505, CC)
8. Loss of Possession
I. Usufruct
1. Nature/Elements
NHA v. CA GR 148830 April 13, 2005
2. Application to Personal & Real Properties
2. How constituted
4. Rights of Usufructuary
a. Fruits
b. Possession & enjoyment
c. Lease of property
d. Sale/Alienation of Usufructuary rights
5. Obligations of the Usufructuary
a. Before the Usufruct commences
b. During the Usufruct
i) Alteration of form & substance
ii) Exercise of Diligence
iii) Repairs
iv) Charges & Taxes
v) Insurance
6. Termination of Usufruct
Moralidad v. Pernes GR 152809 Aug. 3, 2006
7. Easements
Villanueva v. Velasco GR 130845 Nov. 27, 2000
Castro v. Monsod GR 183719, Feb. 2, 2011
Naga Centrum v. Sps Orzales GR 203576, Sept. 14, 2018
PART II
A. Modes of Acquiring Ownership
1. Mode v. Title
2. Original/Derivative Modes
B. Occupation
C. Intellectual Creation
D. Donation
1. Essential Elements
Republic v. Guzman GR 132964 Feb. 18, 2000
Reyes v. Asuncion GR 196083 Nov 11, 2015
2. Kinds
3. Conditional Donations
A. Effect of Impossible/Illegal Conditions
Roman Catholic Archbishop. GR 77425 & 77450, June 19, 1991
of Manila v. C.A
4. Inter Vivos/Mortis Causa Donations
Aluad v. Aluad GR 176943 Oct. 17, 2008
Villanueva v. Sps. Branoco GR 172804 January 24, 2011
5. Form
Patenia-Kinatac-an v. Decena GR 238325 June 15, 2020
6. Capacity
a. Of Donor
b. Of Donee
7. Onerous Donation
8. Revocation
a. Birth, Survival or Adoption
b. Ingratitude
c. Non-fulfillment of Condition
d. Innoficiousness
