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Act No. 190 Section 474

Right of judgment creditor to examine debtor when execution returned unsatisfied.

Section 474

SEC. 474. Right of judgment creditor to examine debtor when execution returned unsatisfied. — When an execution against property of a judgment debtor, or of any one of several debtors in the same judgment, issued to the governor, or his deputy, for the province where the defendant resides, or, if he does not reside in the Philippine Islands, to the governor, or his deputy, of the province where the judgment was rendered, is returned unsatisfied, in whole or in part, the judgment creditor, at any time after such return is made shall be entitled to an order from a judgment of the Court of First Instance of the province wherein the judgment was rendered, requiring such judgment debtor to appear and answer concerning his property before such judge, or a referee appointed by him, at the time and place specified in the order; but no judgment debtor must be required to attend before a judge or referee out of the province in which he resides or is found.

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CitationAct No. 190 Section 474 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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