Practice question
A caretaker occupies a property only by the owner’s permission. She claims an oral transfer in return for services but the court finds no transfer proved and the caretaker relationship remained established. Under the MAIN ruling in Morales v De Guia, can mere continued occupation alone defeat the owner’s claim?
- No; the established caretaker relationship and lack of a proved transfer defeat that position
- Yes; every caretaker becomes owner after occupation begins
- Yes; payment of no rent automatically conveys title
- Yes; service alone always proves a conveyance
- Yes; a denial of the relationship conclusively erases it
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles1431–1432,1436–1437.
- Morales v De Guia GR247367 December5,2022 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2022/dec2022/gr_247367_2022.html Caretaker relationship and claimed title.
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