CHAPTER II. Specific Actions and Exceptions

Can. 1496 §1. A person, who through at least probable arguments has shown a right over something held by another

and the threat of damage unless the thing is placed in safekeeping, has the right to obtain its sequestration from the

judge.

§2. In similar circumstances, a person can obtain an order to restrain another from the exercise of a right.

Can. 1497 §1. Sequestration of a thing is also allowed as security for a loan provided that the right of the creditor

is sufficiently evident.

§2. Sequestration can also be extended to the goods of the debtor which are discovered in the possession of

others under any title and to the loans of the debtor.

Can. 1498 Sequestration of a thing and restraint upon the exercise of a right can in no way be decreed if the harm

which is feared can be repaired in another way and suitable security for its repair is offered.

Can. 1499 A judge who grants the sequestration of a thing or a restraint upon the exercise of a right can first impose

an obligation upon the person to compensate for damages if that person’s right is not proven.

Can. 1500 The prescripts of the civil law of the place where the object whose possession is in question is located are

to be observed regarding the nature and force of a possessory action.