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Practice question: Ignorance of the Law

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Practice question

A purchaser invokes a difficult legal question as the basis of initial good faith. Later, stipulated facts establish actual awareness that its title is invalid and possession wrongful. It insists the original mistake preserves good faith forever. Which is correct?
  1. The original legal mistake does not immunize later possession after established awareness of wrongful possession
  2. Good faith can never cease
  3. Every initial mistake creates permanent ownership
  4. Article3 validates the defective title
  5. Actual awareness must always be ignored

Legal references

  • Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles526 and528.

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