Accretion as a Mode of Acquiring Property Flashcards
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Q
What are the requisites of accretion as a mode of acquiring property?
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Accretion as a mode of acquiring property under Article 457 of the New Civil Code of the Philippines requires the concurrence of the following requisites:
(1) that the deposition of soil or sediment be gradual and imperceptible;
(2) that it be a result of the action of the waters of the river; and
(3) that the land where accretion takes place is adjacent to the banks of rivers.
(New Regent Sources, Inc. v. Tanjuatco, Jr., G.R. No. 168800, April 16, 2009)
