G.R. No. 125088 – 427 SCRA 196 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Constructive Delivery; Signing of the Deed of Sale In 1984, Lagrimas Boy needed money for her brother’s placement fee to go abroad. She then borrowed P15k from spouses Isagani and Erlinda Ramos. In 1986, Lagrimas executed […]
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G.R. No. 152526 – 444 SCRA 250 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Perfected Contract of Sale; Meeting of Minds Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Material Allegations in the Complaint -Real Action vs Personal Action Juan Jose Jordana wrote a letter to Madeliene Bunye offering that he will buy […]
G.R. No. 123672 – 477 SCRA 666 – Civil Law – Law on Sale – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale – Right of Rescission; Failure to Pay Purchase Price In March 1972, El Dorado Plantation, Inc. (El Dorado), through its board member Lauro Leviste, executed a Deed of Sale […]
G.R. No. 145470 – 477 SCRA 173 – Civil Law – Law on Sale – Elements of Sale; Purchase Price – Manner of Payment Essential in a Contract of Sale In 1983, Cruz executed a Kasunduan with the Gloriosos for the consideration of the rear portion of a 223 sq. m. […]
G.R. NO. 155043 – 439 SCRA 649 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Option Money vs Earnest Money – Sale of Conjugal Property Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Sale of Conjugal Property Arturo and Esther Abalos were husband and wife. They own a parcel of land […]
G.R. No. 66130 – 236 SCRA 336 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Land Registration – Submission of Tracing Cloth Plan is mandatory Remedial Law – Evidence – Best Evidence Rule – Secondary Evidence; when admitted – Before blueprint of survey plan is admitted, loss of original […]
G.R. NO. 149734 – 443 SCRA 239 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Warranty – Option Contract Daniel Vazquez et al. owns Conduit Development, Inc. In 1981, the Vasquez group entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Ayala Corporation wherein Ayala bought Conduit Development, Inc. from Vazquez. Ayala committed to […]
G.R. No. L-9989 – 37 Phil. 781 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Easement – Right of Way – Public Highway Ramona Benedicto owns Hacienda Toreno which is located in Victorias, Negros Occidental. Two roads pass through the said hacienda: the Dacuman-Toreno Road and the Nanca-Victorias Road. For […]
G.R. No. 120132 – 250 SCRA 629 (321 Phil. 224) – Civil Law – General Principles – Social Justice – Urban Development and Housing Act of 1991 Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Special Civil Actions – Ejectment – Ejectment of Informal Settlers – Urban Development and Housing Act of […]
G.R. No. 102380 – 217 SCRA 186 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Partition – Co-ownership – Sale of a Portion of an Estate Subject to Partition Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Settlement of estate of deceased persons – Rule 89 – Approval of Sale involving portions […]
G.R. No. 94699 – 205 SCRA 393 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Co-ownership – When is prescription not available for or against a co-owner In 1934, Bernarda Lim died and she left a parcel of land inherited in common by Sunglao et al (2), Querubin Cuevas et al […]
G.R. No. L-18046 – 10 SCRA 549 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Co-ownership – Equity – Rights of Co-owners Civil Law – General Principles – Retroactivity of Laws In 1917, Crispina Miranda acquired a title over a 590 sq. m. land in Biñan, Laguna. In 1924, she […]
G.R. No. L-30817 – 47 SCRA 161 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Article 559 – Right to Recover Personal Property – Unlawful Deprivation of Personal Property Lourdes Suntay was the owner of a 3 carat diamond ring valued at P5.5k (in 1962). In June 1962, Suntay entered […]
G.R. No. 30067 – 53 Phil. 55 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Avulsion vs Alluvium – Accessio Natural In 1904, Maria Concepcion Cañas obtained a Torrens title over a large parcel of land (5,122 hectares) situated near the Marikina (then Mariquina) River. On the opposite side of the […]
G.R. No. L-11658 – 37 Phil. 644 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Multiple Sale to Different Vendees – Real vs Personal Property In 1913, Compania Agricola Filipina (CAF) was indebted to two personalities: Leung Yee and Frank L. Strong Machinery Co. CAF purchased some rice cleaning machines […]
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 […]