Practice question
While a lawful possessor watches, an intruder begins forcing open the gate to unlawfully seize the premises. What does Article 429 permit?
- Any force at any later time
- Reasonably necessary force to prevent or repel the actual or threatened unlawful physical invasion
- Force only after a final judgment, even while the invasion begins
- Destruction of the intruder's unrelated property
- Automatic ownership of the intruder's belongings
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 427–434: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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