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Article 1096

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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The obligation of warranty among co-heirs shall cease in the following cases:

Official text — RA 386

The obligation of warranty among co-heirs shall cease in the following cases:

(1) When the testator himself has made the partition, unless it appears, or it may be reasonably presumed, that his intention was otherwise, but the legitime shall always remain unimpaired;

(2) When it has been so expressly stipulated in the agreement of partition, unless there has been bad faith;

(3) When the eviction is due to a cause subsequent to the partition, or has been caused by the fault of the distributee of the property. (1070a)

SUBSECTION 3. Rescission and Nullity of Partition

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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