Section 1303
Competing claims to movable property Draft heading, not yet reviewed by the firm
Text of the section
Statutory text (Thai original)
ถ้าบุคคลหลายคนเรียกเอาสังหาริมทรัพย์เดียวกัน โดยอาศัยหลักกรรมสิทธิ์ต่างกันไซร้ ท่านว่าทรัพย์สินตกอยู่ในครอบครองของบุคคลใด บุคคลนั้นมีสิทธิยิ่งกว่าบุคคลอื่น ๆ แต่ต้องได้ทรัพย์นั้นมาโดยมีค่าตอบแทนและได้การครอบครองโดยสุจริตท่านมิให้ใช้มาตรานี้บังคับถึงสังหาริมทรัพย์ซึ่งระบุไว้ในมาตราก่อนและในเรื่องทรัพย์สินหาย กับทรัพย์สินที่ได้มาโดยการกระทำผิด
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English translation
Where several persons claim to have acquired the same movable property under different titles, the person who is in possession of the property is preferred, provided that he has acquired it for value and has obtained the possession in good faith. This section does not apply to movable property specified in the foregoing section nor to lost property or property acquired through an offence.
This English translation is provided for reference only and has not yet been firm-verified. Always rely on the Thai original.
Firm annotation
Section 1303 is part of Book 4 (Property) of the Thai Civil and Commercial Code. This entry is awaiting firm-authored commentary; the statutory text above is verbatim from the Office of the Council of State (OCS Krisdika) Thai source, with the English translation from the FAO/UN FAOLEX repository. Always rely on the Thai original for legal proceedings.
Supreme Court citation record
Cited in 10 Supreme Court decisions (1951 to 2012)
Selected citing decisions
- Decision 7366/2555 (2012)
- Decision 3141/2552 (2009)
- Decision 3247/2533 (1990)
- Decision 3040/2526 (1983)
- Decision 844/2511 (1968)
- Decision 781/2499 (1956)
- Decision 174/2494 (1951)
- Decision 8367/2553 (2010)
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<blockquote cite="https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-1303/"><p>Where several persons claim to have acquired the same movable property under different titles, the person who is in possession of the property is preferred, provided that he has acquired it for value and has obtained the possession in good faith. This section does not…</p><footer>Civil and Commercial Code, s. 1303 (Thailand): <a href="https://www.thailawonline.com/thai-civil-code/section-1303/">ThaiLawOnline</a></footer></blockquote>
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