Article 1127
RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision
ELI5— what this means for you
A possessor acts in good faith if they reasonably believed the person who gave them the property actually owned it and had the right to transfer it.
Official text — RA 386
The good faith of the possessor consists in the reasonable belief that the person from whom he received the thing was the owner thereof, and could transmit his ownership. (1950a)
Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)
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