Practice question
A plaintiff asks to remove a recorded claim as a cloud but concedes having no legal or equitable title or interest in the land. The plaintiff proves that the defendant's document is defective and argues that this defect alone supplies standing under Article 477. Which answer is sound?
- The defect automatically transfers ownership to the plaintiff
- The plaintiff must still establish a legal or equitable title or interest; attacking the defendant's document alone is insufficient
- Any observer may quiet any land title
- Possession of unrelated property cures the missing interest
- A defective adverse document can never be challenged by anyone
Legal references
- Civil Code Articles 476–481: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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