Practice question
An owner voluntarily sells the only strip connecting the retained land to a public highway and thereby causes its isolation. The owner then demands a compulsory right of way under Article 649 across an unrelated neighbor's land. Assume that the isolation resulted from the owner's own acts. Explain whether Article 649 compels the neighbor to provide it.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 649.
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