Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Civil Code (Cap. 16), article 322
322. (1) Save as otherwise provi ded by law, the owner of a
thing has the right to rec over it from any possessor.
(2) A possessor who, after being notified of the judicial
demand for the recovery of the thing ceases of his own act, to
possess such thing, is bound, at his own expense, to regain
possession of the thing for the plaintiff, or, if unable to do so, to
make good its value, unless the plaintiff elects to proceed aga inst
the actual possessor.
Ownership of land
carries with it
ownership of what
is above and under
it.
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