G.R. No. 132344 – 327 SCRA 804 – Civil Law – Human Relations – Article 19 of the Civil Code In 1987, Romeo Jader was a graduating law student at the University of the East. He failed to take the regular examination in Practice Court 1 for which he was […]
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G.R. No. L-55960 – 167 SCRA 737 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Conflict of Laws – Foreign Laws – Applicability of Foreign Marriage Laws Sy Kiat, a Chinese national, died on January 17, 1977 leaving behind properties here in the Philippines. Thereafter, Aida Sy-Gonzales et al filed a petition […]
G.R. No. L-63915 – 146 SCRA 446 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Publication – Presidential Proclamations etc – What “unless otherwise provided” means in Article 2 of the Civil Code With the Supreme Court’s decision that ordered Tuvera et al to publish in the Official Gazette the unpublished presidential […]
G.R. No. 112193 – 254 SCRA 711 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – No retroactive effect if vested rights are impaired During his lifetime, Jose Aruego, Sr. had an illicit relationship with Luz Fabian. They had two children: Antonia and Evelyn […]
G.R. No. 140500 – 374 SCRA 180 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – No retroactive effect if vested rights are impaired The late Fiscal Ernesto Bernabe allegedly fathered a son with Carolina Alejo. The son was born on September 18, 1981 and was named Adrian Bernabe. […]
G.R. No. 107369 – 312 SCRA 239- Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Appointments – Confirmation by the Commission on Appointments Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Duty of Courts to Respect the Constitutionality of Laws Passed By Congress – Presumption of Constitutionality; when not enjoyed In 1990, Republic […]
G.R. No. 75915-16 – 214 SCRA 41 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Prescriptive Dates – Prescription of Rights Mercantile Law – Law on Insurance – Insurable Interest; when not present In February 1981, the spouses Go It Bun and Choi Ping Tai insured their property with Cathay Insurance Co., […]
G.R. No. L-23678 – 20 SCRA 358 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Nationality Principle – Renvoi Doctrine – Conflict of Laws Succession – Nationality of the Decedent – Legitime Amos Bellis was a citizen of the State of Texas, and of the United States. By his first wife […]
G.R. No. L-80718 – 157 SCRA 757 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Publication of Laws – Publication of Supreme Court Decisions in the Official Gazette The firewall of a burned out building owned by Felisa De Roy collapsed and destroyed the tailoring shop occupied by the family […]
G.R. No. 102316 – 274 SCRA 642 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Waiver of Patrimonial Rights On January 16, 1984 plaintiff Valenzuela Hardwood and Industrial Supply Inc. entered into an agreement with the defendant Seven Brothers whereby the latter undertook to load on board its vessel the former’s lauan […]
G.R. No. L-42631 – 81 SCRA 434 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Waiver of Rights Leopoldo Lorenzo worked as a molder for the Philippine Glass Manufacturing Company starting in 1964. In early 1974, Lorenzo applied for SSS sickness benefits. SSS then required Lorenzo to be confined in various occasions. […]
G.R. No. L-68385 – 173 SCRA 285 (255 Phil. 271) – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Applicability of Laws In March 1976, Warren Graham, an American national and a former resident of the Philippines, died in Oregon, USA. As certain shares of stock are left in the Philippines, his son […]
G.R. No. L-29701 – 148 SCRA 438 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Finality of Judgment On August 24, 1960, Taurino Singson as paying passenger on board a bus belonging to the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines sustained multiple serious physical injuries when the said bus crashed […]
G.R. No. L-68470 – 139 SCRA 139 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Divorce Obtained Abroad Family Code – Divorce Decree Obtained Abroad In 1972, Alice Reyes, a Filipina, and Richard Upton, an American, married in Hong Kong. However, in […]
94 Phil 778 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Publication of Laws Manuel Lara et al were former taxi drivers of Petronilo Del Rosario, Jr. In September 1950, Del Rosario sold some of his vehicles which led to Lara et al not being needed anymore. Eventually, their services were terminated. Because […]
G.R. No. L-16749 – 7 SCRA 95 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Law – Nationality Principle – Internal and Conflict Rule Application of the Renvoi Doctrine Succession – Nationality Principle – Validity of Wills Edward Christensen was born in New York but he migrated […]