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2. Property

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Manila Petroleum Co. owned and operated a petroleum operation facility off the coast of Manila. The facility was located on a floating platform made of wood and metal, upon which was permanently attached the heavy equipment for the petroleum operations and living quarters of the crew. The floating platform likewise contained a garden area, where trees, plants and flowers were planted. The platform was tethered to a ship, the MV 101, which was anchored to the seabed.

  1. Is the platform movable or immovable property?
  2. Are the equipment and living quarters movable or immovable property?
  3. Are the trees, plants and flowers immovable or movable property?

Please briefly give the reason for your answers.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

II.

a.

The platform is a movable property because it is not of permanent nature. The platform can easily be moved as it is only tethered to a ship which itself is also not of permanent nature.

b.

The equipment and living quarters are movable properties since they are merely attached to a movable property.

c.

The trees, plants, and flowers are movable properties because neither are they attached to the land nor do they form an integral part of an immovable.