Whosoever sows seeds in land held by another without the landholder objecting to the sowing may till and reap what he has sown. He shall clear the land after the harvest has been reaped.
Civil Code
2015 English source edition · Current applicability not established.
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Article 1012
Without Objection by Landholder · Preserved transcription; page attribution imported from the source collection. Verify against the original.
Where the sower acted in the belief that he was the holder of the land or was entitled to sow seeds therein, one quarter of the crop shall devolve upon the sower and three quarter upon the landholder.
Where the sower knew that he was not the holder of the land or not entitled to sow seeds therein, the whole crop shall be the property of the landholder.
The provisions of this Article shall apply notwithstanding that the landholder was aware of the sowing and failed to object thereto.