Article 661

RA 386 · Civil Code of the PhilippinesKey provision

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Ditches or drains opened between two estates are also presumed as common to both, if there is no title or sign showing the contrary.

Official text — RA 386

Ditches or drains opened between two estates are also presumed as common to both, if there is no title or sign showing the contrary.

There is a sign contrary to the part-ownership whenever the earth or dirt removed to open the ditch or to clean it is only on one side thereof, in which case the ownership of the ditch shall belong exclusively to the owner of the land having this exterior sign in its favor. (574)

Source: lawphil.net (RA 386 as amended)

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