Note: This case is consolidated with G.R. No. L-24796 DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY vs HON. EMMANUEL M. MUÑOZ G.R. No. L-25459 – 23 SCRA 1183 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Systems of Registration Prior to PD 1529 – Spanish Titles Pinagcamaligan Indo-Agro Development Corporation, Inc. (Piadeco) is a […]
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G.R. No. 2869 – 8 Phil. 150 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Ancestral Domain – Ancestral Land Claim Political Law – Regalian Doctrine In February 1904, Mateo Cariño filed a claim before the Court of Land Registration praying that he be granted title over a 40 hectare land […]
212 U.S. 449 (41 Phil. 935) – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Ancestral Domain – Ancestral Land Claim Political Law – Regalian Doctrine – Due Process – Property Rights In 1903, Mateo Cariño filed a petition for him to be granted a certificate of title over a 40 hectare land […]
G.R. No. L-3891 – 9 Phil. 387 – Civil Law – Wills and Succession – Conditions on the Institution of Heirs – Prohibition to Remarry Sometime in the early 1900s, Consuelo Morente died leaving a will which provides that she is leaving all her real estate in favor of her […]
G.R. No. 139587 – 399 Phil. 282 – 345 SCRA 541 – Civil Law – Wills and Succession – Jurisdiction of the Probate Court The spouses Ismael and Felisa Reyes owned two parcels of land (Lot A and Lot B) collectively referred to as the Arayat properties located in Arayat, Cubao, […]
G.R. No. 113725 – 390 Phil. 11 – 334 SCRA 522 – Civil Law – Succession – Transmissible Obligations A certain Aleja Belleza died but he instituted in his will Dr. Jorge Rabadilla as a devisee to a 511,855 square-meter land. A condition was however imposed to the effect that: […]
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. 154259 – 492 Phil. 615 – 452 SCRA 532 – Civil Law – General Principles; Human Relations – Abuse of Rights – Volenti Non Fit Injuria One evening in October 1994, an exclusive party was being held at the Nikko Hotel Manila Garden. The party was being held […]
G.R. No. L-15127 – 112 Phil. 135 – 2 SCRA 205 – Civil Law – General Principles – Effect and Application of Laws – Waiver of Rights Emeterio Cui was a law student at the Arellano University. He finished the first three years of his law degree at said law […]
G.R. No. L-50264 – 203 SCRA 118 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Possession; can’t be recognized in two persons at the same time Remedial Law – Summary Proceedings – Rule 70; Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer – Ejectment – Force, Intimidation, Threat, Strategy, or Stealth In 1972, […]
G.R. No. 108558 – 411 Phil. 775 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Possession – Possession by Tolerance In 1923, Maria Montes donated an unregistered parcel of land, 11,927 sq. m. in size, to Isabel Elaba. In 1948, Elaba sold the said land to Esteban Abad. Esteban had since […]
G.R. No. 104828 – 334 Phil. 216 – 266 SCRA 242 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Accession Natural – Owner in Good Faith; Builder in Bad Faith – Right of Pre-emption In July 1989, the spouses Renato and Elizabeth Macapagal purchased a parcel of land adjoining the […]
221 Phil. 168 – 136 SCRA 475 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Accession Industrial – Builder in Good Faith; Owner in Good Faith – Forced Lease Remedial Law – Summary Proceedings – Rule 70; Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer – Res Judicata – Unlawful Detainer will not […]
G.R. No. L-175 – 76 Phil. 605 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Accession Industrial – Builder in Good Faith; Owner in Good Faith Sometime during the 1940s in Pangasinan, a civil suit arose between Damian Ignacio and Elias Hilario. Hilario was the owner of a parcel of […]
G.R. No. 137110 – 391 Phil. 809 – 337 SCRA 122 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Void Marriages – Need for Judicial Declaration of Nullity Before Remarriage Criminal Law – Crimes Against Civil Status of Persons – Bigamy – Elements In April 1976, Dr. Vincent Mercado […]
G.R. No. 76217 – 258 Phil. 289 – 177 SCRA 495 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Doctrine of Self-Help In February 1982, the spouses Manuel and Cynthia Jose contracted with German Management and Services, Inc. for the latter to develop their landholdings into a residential subdivision. The spouses […]