G.R. No. 165662 – 522 Phil. 671 – 489 SCRA 125 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Mortgage – Default – Mora Solvendi – Extrajudicial Foreclosure – Right of CreditorObligations and Contracts – Default On September 19, 1995, spouses Edgardo and Zenaida Angeles and Selegna Management and Development Corporation […]
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G.R. No. 161793 – 598 Phil. 666 – 579 SCRA 193 – Civil Law – Family Code – Article 36: Psychological Incapacity – Molina Case Merely a GuidelineEvery case involving psychological incapacity must be resolved on a case-to-case basis Note: This case relaxed the application of the Molina Guidelines Edward […]
G.R. No. 112019 – 310 Phil. 21 – 204 SCRA 20 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Marriage; Annulment of Marriage – Article 36: Psychological Incapacity Leouel Santos, a member of the Army, met Julia Rosario in Iloilo City. In September 1986, they got married. The couple latter […]
G.R. No. 175581 – G.R. No. 179474 – 573 Phil. 553 – 540 SCRA 435 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Nullity of Marriage – Marriage License; When Not Required – Prescription of Filing Action for Annulment of Marriage Jose Dayot and Felisa Tecson […]
G.R. No. 135830; G.R. No. 136035; G.R. No. 137743 – 508 Phil. 260 – 471 SCRA 266 – Civil Law – Family Code – Annulment of Marriage – Proper Party Teofilo Carlos and petitioner Juan De Dios Carlos were brothers who each had three parcels of land by virtue of […]
G.R. No. 167523 – 578 Phil. 826 – 556 SCRA 272 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Nullity of Marriage – Article 36: Psychological Incapacity In 1986, Nilda and Reynaldo met in a local bar where Nilda was a waitress. Because of his fear […]
G.R. No. L-33964 – 149 Phil. 547 – 42 SCRA 448 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Abandonment of the Doctrine Held in the Barcelon Case and the Montenegro Case – Suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus not a political question Due to the throwing […]
G.R. No. 79269 – 198 SCRA 130 – Criminal Law – Habeas Corpus – Right to Bail – Rebellion Rodolfo Salas aka NPA’s “Ka Bilog” was arrested and was charged for rebellion. He was charged together with the spouses Concepcion. Salas, together with his co-accused later filed a petition […]
G.R. No. 2808 – 5 Phil. 87 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Suspension of the Privilege of the Writ Habeas Corpus as a Political Question being a Prerogative by the President On 31 January 1905, then Governor-General Luke Wright issued a resolution suspending the […]
G.R. No. 79173 – 240 Phil. 92 – 156 SCRA 92 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Habeas Corpus Col. Abadilla was the head of the group that seized GMA 7 in 1987. A subsequent mutiny was done in Fort Bonifacio. The act was infamously known as the […]
G.R. No. L-54558; G.R. No. L-69882 – 234 Phil. 144 – 150 SCRA 144 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Habeas Corpus In 1979, Olaguer and some others were detained by military personnel and they were placed in Camp Bagong Diwa. Olaguer and his […]
G.R. No. L-61016; G.R. No. L-61107 – 206 Phil. 466 – 121 SCRA 538 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Habeas Corpus – The Right to Bail In April 1982, Morales and some others were arrested while driving a motor vehicle in Laong-Laan St, […]
G.R. No. L-61388 – 206 Phil. 392 – 121 SCRA 472 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Warrantless Arrest – Writ of Habeas Corpus – Reversal of the Lansang Doctrine; Reinstatement of the Montenegro Doctrine In July 1982, Sabino Padilla, together w/ 8 others […]
G.R. No. L-24693 – 127 Phil. 306 – 20 SCRA 849 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power – Due Process Clause On 13 June 1963, the Manila Municipal Board enacted Ord 4760 and the same was approved by then acting mayor Astorga. Ord 4760 sought to […]
G.R. No. L-35546 – 158-A Phil. 1 – 59 SCRA 183 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Martial Law – Habeas Corpus – Power of the President to Order Arrests Enrile (then Minister of National Defense), pursuant to the order of Marcos issued and ordered the arrest of […]
G.R. No. L-4221 – 91 Phil. 882 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Suspension of the Privilege of the Writ Habeas Corpus as a Political Question being a Prerogative by the President On 18 October 1950, Maximino Montenegro was arrested for alleged communistic activities (alleged sedition, […]