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. […]
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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 […]
G.R. No. L-24490 – 23 SCRA 928 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Seizure and Auction of Property – Proof of Ownership In 1962, peace officers Pecate and Alfaro of Cabatuan, Iloilo seized the carabao of Ciriaco Landa for the reason that Landa showed a tampered certificate of ownership […]
G.R. No. 142411 – 509 Phil. 628 – 473 SCRA 52 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale In January 1985, Winifreda Ursal and spouses Jesus and Cristita Moneset entered into a Contract to Sell Lot & House. The amount agreed upon […]
G.R. No. 156171 – 496 Phil. 456 – 456 SCRA 577 – Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract to Sell vs Contract of Sale In 1968, spouses Ricardo and Ferma Portic acquired a parcel of land with a 3 door apartment from spouses Alcantara even though they’re aware […]