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Practice question: Occupation

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Paolo occupies a vacant parcel of land and argues that Article 713 makes every apparently ownerless thing his property upon physical taking. Evaluate only this claimed mode of acquisition. Do not assume any separate statutory grant or perfected prescriptive title.

Legal references

  • https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, Article 713–714.

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