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 […]
Obligations and Contracts
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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. L-44169 – 224 Phil. 441 – 140 SCRA 304- Labor Law – Labor Standards – Wages vs Salary Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Execution of Judgment – Limitations on Garnishment; Wages are exempt from execution – Salary not exempt from execution Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts […]
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 was […]
G.R. No. 138569 – 457 Phil. 688 – 410 SCRA 562 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liabilities of banks for the negligence of their employees – Unauthorized Withdrawal Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Relationship between bank and depositor – Simple Loan L.C. Diaz and Company […]
G.R. No. 111448 – 424 Phil. 446 – 373 SCRA 385 – Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Power of the Board – Ultra Vires Acts of Corporate Officers – Agency Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Void Contracts Can Never Be Ratified In 1988, Manuel Cruz, Jr., a […]
G.R. No. L-11872 – 37 Phil. 215 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Parties to a Contract – May minors enter into a contract?; Minors who pretend to be of legal age may be bound to a contract Margarita Espiritu was the owner of a 48 hectare land. […]
G.R. No. 12611 – 38 Phil. 424 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Obligations of Parties – How Extinguished – Prescription In 1897, one Anastasio Cruz incurred a P2,730.50 loan from Marcela Mariño, wife of Felipe Agoncillo. Cruz however died. Later, in February 1904, the heirs of Cruz, […]
G.R. No. L-22710 – 20 SCRA – Civil Law – Obligations and Contract – Extinguished Obligation Via Payment Cannot Be Revived From 1951 to 1952, Philippine Ready-Mixed Concrete Co., Inc. (PRMCCI) undertook to build roads for the government. PRMCCI is to get its payment from the Bureau of Public Works. On […]
G.R. No. 138945 – 409 SCRA 306 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contract – Void Contracts – Lack of Consent In 1966, Dorotea Inot and 2 of her children, Victoriano Baba and Gregorio Baba sold a parcel of land to Felix Gochan and Sons Realty Corporation (Gochan Realty). Consequently, […]
G.R. NO. 158227 – 473 SCRA 372 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Positive Suspensive Condition Project Movers Realty and Development Corporation (PMRDC) owe P200M to Keppel Bank Philippines, Inc. By way of dacion en […]
G.R. No. L-7817 – 100 Phil 168 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Obligations arising from human relations Prior to 1948, Commercial Airlines (CALI) owed P170k (abt. $79k) to Shell Company. CALI offered its C-54 plane as payment to Shell Company (the plane was in California) but Shell at that […]
G.R. No. 80645 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Conditional Sale – Specific Performance Obligations and Contracts – Suspensive Condition In July 1976, the Buenaventura siblings sold two parcels of land to Marcelino and Guadalupe Galang. The terms of the sale are as follows: 1. Galang shall pay […]
G.R. No. 135046 – 312 SCRA 611 (110 SCAD 964) – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Interest – Extinction of Obligations; Novation – CB Circular 905 In 1978, Spouses Laarni and Florante Bautista, acquired a loan (abt. P100k) from Apex Corp. The spouses executed a promissory note (PN) […]
G.R. No. 164159 – 527 SCRA 727 – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Dacion en Pago – Indebtedness – CB Circular 905 – Interest Rate In 1988, Honorio Bulos, Jr., Atty. Tabalingcos and Dr. Lim incurred a P2.5M loan from Koji Yasuma, a Japanese national. The terms of […]