G.R. No. L-3891 – 9 Phil. 387 – Civil Law – Wills and Succession – Conditions on the Institution of Heirs – Prohibition to Remarry Sometime in the early 1900s, Consuelo Morente died leaving a will which provides that she is leaving all her real estate in favor of […]
Monthly Archives: September 2014
G.R. No. 139587 – 399 Phil. 282 – 345 SCRA 541 – Civil Law – Wills and Succession – Jurisdiction of the Probate Court The spouses Ismael and Felisa Reyes owned two parcels of land (Lot A and Lot B) collectively referred to as the Arayat properties located in Arayat, […]
G.R. No. 113725 – 390 Phil. 11 – 334 SCRA 522 – Civil Law – Succession – Transmissible Obligations A certain Aleja Belleza died but he instituted in his will Dr. Jorge Rabadilla as a devisee to a 511,855 square-meter land. A condition was however imposed to the effect […]
G.R. No. 103338 – 229 SCRA 60 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Law on Sales – Option Contract – Consideration Distinct from the Price In 1975, a “Lease Contract with Option to Buy” was executed between Federico Serra and the Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC). It […]
G.R. No. 154259 – 492 Phil. 615 – 452 SCRA 532 – Civil Law – General Principles; Human Relations – Abuse of Rights – Volenti Non Fit Injuria One evening in October 1994, an exclusive party was being held at the Nikko Hotel Manila Garden. The party was being […]