Practice question
A domesticated animal is occupied by another person. Its owner timely claims it within716’s twenty days. The captor insists physical capture alone immediately defeats the owner without any claim period. Which is correct?
- The owner’s statutory timely claim must be respected
- Capture always extinguishes the owner’s right immediately
- The twenty days concern only future breeding
- Only the captor’s preferred period matters
- The animal becomes land
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles716–719; no special animal, wildlife or cultural-property issue assumed.
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