Cap. 16 · Civil Code (Cap. 16)
Cap. 16 Art. 524Definition of possession.
Sub-title I
(1) Possession is the detention of a corporeal thing or the enjoyment of a right, the ownership of which may be acquired, and which a person holds or exercises as his own.
(2) A person may possess by means of another who holds the thing or exercises the right in the name of such person.
(3) A person who has the detention or custody of a thing but in the name of another person, is called a holder.