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<#/(=*+"> The use of such necessary force lo rolecl rorielary or ossessory righls
conslilules a |uslifying circumslance under our enaI Iavs.
?0/(,> Tilo IIelcha is a farmer vho ovns a Iand vhich he has been cuIlivaling for 19years.
A rivale cororalion soughl lo lake over lhe aforemenlioned Iand by fencing 4 heclares
of his roerly. Such fencing vas vilhoul aulhorily or courl order. ecause of lhis,
IIelcha fough|l- off any lhe lake over and resisled lhe comany. This forced lhe comany
lo fiIe a case for grave coercion againsl IIelcha in lhe MuniciaI Courl of Murcia, Negros
OccidenlaI. IIelcha invokes lhe roleclive manlIe of ArlicIe 429 of lhe CiviI Code vhich
gives him lhe righl lo use reasonabIe force lo excIude any erson lhrealening his excIusive
ovnershi over lhe Iand.
The IeoIe asks for affirmance on lhe ground lhal lhe aeIIanl shouId nol have laken lhe
Iav inlo his ovn hands bul ralher have lhe courls decide lhe case.
@,,9"> Whelher or nol IIelcha can roerIy invoked ArlicIe 429.
A"%B> Yes. The rinciIe of seIf-heI aulhorizes lhe IavfuI ossessor lo use force nol onIy
lo revenl a lhrealened unIavfuI invasion or usuralion lhereof, il is sorl of seIf-defense.
Il is IavfuI lo reeI force by force. He vho mereIy uses force lo defend his ossession does
nol ossess by force. The use of such necessary force lo rolecl rorielary or ossessory
righls conslilules a |uslifying circumslance under our enaI Iavs. The aeIIanl need nol
rush lo courl lo seek redress before reasonabIy resisling lhe invasion of roerly. The
silualion required immediale aclion and ArlicIe 429 gave him lhe seIf- execulory
mechanics of seIf-defense and seIf-reIiance.