State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 510 – Acquisition of title by prescription – Whoever possesses in the name of another cannot acquire by way of prescription the thing possessed, except where there is an adverse claim of title of possession, either arising from a third party, or arising from an objection raised by the possessor which is adverse to the right of the owner, in whose name the possession was being exercised, and not repealed by the latter; but in such case, prescription will start from the date of the said adverse claim of title. § Sole paragraph - It is said that there is an adverse claim of title when the title is substituted by another title capable of transferring the possession or ownership.