Practice question
A visitor lawfully on another’s private land discovers hidden treasure by chance. All438 conditions apply and no special law alters the result. What share does438 allow the finder?
- One-half
- The entire treasure automatically
- Nothing solely because the land belongs to another
- Ten times the treasure’s value
- Only whatever the owner chooses despite the statute
Legal references
- Civil Code RA386: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html Articles435–439; no special heritage or natural-resource law issue assumed.
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