Legal Easements
Legal Easements
public use ; or
the interest of private persons
HOW GOVERNED?
For Public use (see article 635)
Through special laws and regulations
Through the Civil Code (suppletory effect)
Article 638 of the New Civil Code, amended by Article 51 of PD 1067, Water Code
ABUTMENT OF A DAM
Moving water from a large large reservoir to a channel
such as a spillway, there are smooth transition walls at
both sides named abutments which minimize the
water's energy loss
Requisites:
Purpose must be for irrigation or
improvement
The construction must be on the estate of
another
Damages must be paid
Third persons should not be prejudiced