G.R. No. L-40474 – 160 Phil. 1155 – 66 SCRA 481 – Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Patrimonial Property – Discretionary Power Civil Law – Law on Property – Patrimonial Property – Alienable and Disposable Property In 1968, a terminal portion of a street in Cebu was excluded […]
Civil Law
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G.R. No. L-29910 – 137 Phil. 686 – 27 SCRA 1060 – Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Patrimonial Property – Discretionary Power Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Damnum Absque Injuria Antonio Favis owns a parcel of land fronting Lapu-Lapu street in Baguio City. There is an […]
G.R. No. 170566 – 519 Phil. 71 – 484 SCRA 76 – Criminal Law – Book I – Aggravating Circumstances; Must be alleged in the Information Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Exemplary Damages; When awarded in criminal cases Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Aggravating Circumstances; Must be […]
G.R No. 169077 – 500 SCRA 659 (532 Phil. 368) – Criminal Law – Book 1 – Aggravating Circumstances – Dwelling Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Exemplary Damages; When awarded in criminal cases In July 1997, Nicanor Salome entered the house where 13-year old Sally Idanan was […]
G.R. No. L-61311 – 238 Phil. 136 – 154 SCRA 142 – Political Law – Police Power Cannot Be Bargained Away Through a ContractCivil Law – Law on Property – A public plaza is beyond the commerce of man In 1961, the municipal council of San Fernando, Pampanga, through a […]
G.R. No. 160026 – 564 Phil. 520 – 539 SCRA 564 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Credit Card – Credit Card Fees – Interest Rate – Penalty Edmerito Gobonseng subscribed for a credit card with Unibancard Corporation. The credit limit was P10k a month. The terms of the […]
G.R. Nos. 82282-83 – 249 Phil. 739 – 167 SCRA 815 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Continuing Surety In 1980, Dynetics Inc., through its president, acquired a P25M export loan from Security Bank. In 1982, a credit accommodation (SWAP loan) was opened by Security Bank in favor of […]
G.R. No. 135046 – 371 Phil. 533 – 312 SCRA 611 (110 SCAD 964) – Civil Law – Obligations and Contracts – Interest – Extinction of Obligations; Novation – CB Circular 905In 1978, Spouses Laarni and Florante Bautista, acquired a loan (abt. P100k) from Apex Corp. The spouses executed a […]
G.R. No. 164159 – 554 Phil. 591 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 158026 – 575 Phil. 498 – 552 SCRA 545 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Mortgage – Interest – Penalty Apart from Interest Spouses Armando and Dorie Nicolas bought a parcel of land in Bulacan from Del Nacia via an Agreement. It was agreed that the downpayment […]
G.R. No. 178449 – 590 Phil. 827 – 569 SCRA 814 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Mortgage – Period of Redemption In 1974, the company co-owned by Tan, acquired a P250k loan from Metrobank. In 1976, the same company acquired another P150k loan from Metrobank. In 1979, it […]
G.R. No. 113926 – 331 Phil. 787 – 263 SCRA 483 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Central Bank Circular No. 905 – Interest Rate – 12% Annum Interest Rate – Legal Rate – When my courts reduce interest rate In 1983, Magtanggol Eusebio acquired 3 separate loans from […]
G.R. No. 151867 – 466 Phil. 226 – 421 SCRA 461 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 46 vs Article 36 – Sexual infidelity is not psychological incapacity In 1966, David Dedel and Sharon Corpuz married each other. They had four children […]
G.R. No. L-12790 – 109 Phil. 273 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Grounds for Annulment of Marriage – Impotency Joel Jimenez and Remedios Cañizares are husband and wife. Joel later filed for annulment on grounds that Remedios is impotent because her genitals were too small […]
G.R. No. 155800 – 519 Phil. 337 – 484 SCRA 353 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Annulment of Marriage – Article 45 (3) distinguished from Psychological Incapacity (Article 36) In 1990, Leonilo Antonio married Marie Ivonne Reyes, who was ten years older […]
G.R. No. 132955 – 536 Phil. 404 – 505 SCRA 564 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Grounds for Annulment of Marriage – Article 45; Fraud, Intimidation, Concealment of Pregnancy In April 1988, Orlando Villanueva married Lilia Canalita before a trial court judge […]