G.R. Nos. 116044-45 – 384 Phil. 227 – 327 SCRA 482 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Contract of Carriage – Warsaw Convention – Situs of Actions Democrito Mendoza purchased from Singapore Airlines in Manila connecting tickets from Manila-Singapore-Athens-Larnaca-Rome-Turin-Zurich-Geneva-Copenhagen-New York. When Mendoza was in Geneva, he decided to […]
Civil Law
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G.R. No. 138322 – 366 SCRA 437 – 418 Phil. 723 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Preliminary Title – Foreign Law – Divorce Rederick Recio, a Filipino, married to Editha Samson, an Australian citizen, on 1 March 1987. On 18 May 1989 a decree of divorce […]
G.R. No. 268109 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Marriage – Void Marriages – Fraud; Concealment of Homosexuality In 2010, Lory Roldan added Jaaziel Salva on social media. In 2011, they became online sweethearts. They were mostly separated by distance due to their jobs. […]
G.R. No. 219686 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Article 2180; Quasi-Delicts – Vicarious Liability of School Heads for the Tortious Acts of their Students Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Substitute Parental Authority – Liability of School Heads Remedial Law – Evidence – Documentary Evidence […]
G.R. No. 132223 – 411 Phil. 359 – 358 SCRA 707 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Guardianship – Guardians Must Be Philippine Residents Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Parental Authority – Guardians; Residency Requirement Reeder Vancil and Helen Belmes were live in […]
G.R. No. 268643 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Guardianship – A.M. No. 03-02-05-SC; Guardianship of Minors Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Parental Authority – Guardians In September 2008, Juliana Rose Oscaris was born. A day after her birth, her mother died. Since […]
G.R. No. 228127 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Void Marriages – Psychological Incapacity – Either Spouse May File Petition – Psychologically Incapacitated Spouse May File Petition Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Declaration of Nullity of Marriage – Proper Party In 1988, after […]
G.R. No. 259520 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code- Void Marriages – Bigamous Marriages – Guilty Spouse Cannot Seek Nullity of Bigamous Marriage Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Declaration of Nullity of Marriages – Property Party In 1994, Maria Lina Quirit married Ho Kar […]
G.R. No. 183872 – 747 Phil. 1 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Article 1715 – Demand Need Not Be In Writing Spouses Dana and Cerelina Caswell contracted Owen Prosper Mackay for the installation of electric wirings in their properties. They agreed that the cost of Mackay’s service […]
G.R. No. L-27952 – 197 Phil. 647 – 111 SCRA 704 – Civil Law – Law on Succession – Alien Spouse May Inherit From Filipino Spouse In 1964, Jose Eugenio Ramirez, a Filipino, died. He had no children and he was survived by Marcelle Ramirez, his French citizen wife. He […]
G.R. No. 140608 – 482 Phil. 193 – 439 SCRA 1 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Prescription of Actions – Collection of Sum of Money – Period to Collect Debts – Prescriptive Period; Interruption vs Suspension Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Manner of Pleading Allegations – […]
G.R. No. 192971 – 823 Phil. 200 – 850 SCRA 209 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Prescription of Actions – Right to Foreclose – Commencement of Prescriptive Period Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Manner of Making Allegations – Ultimate Facts – Specific Denial On 14 May […]
G.R. No. 95305 – 212 SCRA 725 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Guardianship – Judicial Authority to Sell Minor’s Property Civil Law – Family Law – Alienation of a Child’s Property – Judicial Approval Needed Regardless of Property’s Value In 1966, Dolores Luluquisin, a widow, sold a property […]
G.R. No. 131803 – 365 Phil. 354 – 305 SCRA 800 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Modes of Acquiring Ownership – Prescription; Ordinary Prescription Since 1939, Jose Marcelo has been in possession of a parcel of lot in Angat, Bulacan. In 1965, Jose died. In 1967, his […]
G.R. No. 109215 – 390 Phil. 740 – 335 SCRA 418 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Modes of Acquiring Ownership – Prescription; Acquisitive Prescription – Ten-Year Period In 1988, the Heirs of Roberto Cutanda filed a complaint for recovery of possession against Dominica Cutanda et al. The […]
G.R. No. 210504 – 824 Phil. 454 – 852 SCRA 631 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Recovery of Possession – Accion Reivindicatoria is a real action but in personam; Exceptions The Heirs of Alfonso Yusingco won several cases (accion reivindicatoria cases) and their ownership over certain parcels […]