G.R. No. L-21438 – 124 Phil. 722 – 18 SCRA 155 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Liability – Culpa Aquiliana – Culpa Contractual Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Hearsay Rule – Exception; Res Gestae – Startling Event In March 1958, Rafael Carrascoso and several […]
Civil Law
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G.R. No. 137792 – 456 Phil. 127 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Real Mortgage – Judicial Foreclosure – No right of redemption in judicial foreclosure Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Special Civil Actions – Judicial Foreclosure – Right of Redemption vs Equity of Redemption The spouses Ricardo […]
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. L-19153 – 43 Phil. 597 – Taxation Law – Estate Tax – Deductions – Judicial Expenses Civil Law – Succession – Deductions from the Estate In August 1921, Carmen Johannes died leaving an estate of about P109k deposited in the Philippine National Bank. At the time of her […]
G.R. No. 183896 – 702 Phil. 578 – 689 SCRA 646 (109 O.G. 7469) – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Marriage – Bigamy – Void Ab Initio Marriage – Lack of a Marriage License Remedial Law – Evidence – Probative Value – Public Records In January 1993, […]
G.R. No. 201061 – 713 Phil. 502 – 700 SCRA 702 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Marriage – Bigamy – Non-existent marriage In September 1979, Benjamin Bangayan, Jr. married Azucena Alegre. In 1982, while Alegre was outside the Philippines, Benjamin developed a romantic relationship with Sally […]
G.R. No. 157917 – 693 Phil. 373 – 679 SCRA 208 – Mercantile Law – Transportation Law – Common Carrier – Private School Transport are Common Carriers Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Heirs of a high school student may be awarded damages for loss income In June 1996, […]
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. 70890 – 214 SCRA 16 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Vicarious Liability of Parents – Murder-Suicide of Minor Lovers Since about 1976, minors Julie Ann Gotiong and Wendell Libi were lovers. In December 1978, Julie Ann decided to break up with Wendell because the latter […]
G.R. No. L-8437 – 100 Phil. 388 – Civil Law – Wills and Succession – Transmissible Obligations Luzon Surety filed a claim against the estate of K.H. Hemady based on indemnity agreements (counterbonds) subscribed by distinct principals and by the deceased K.H. Hemady as surety (solidary guarantor). As a contingent […]
G.R. No. 110263 – 414 Phil. 13 – 361 SCRA 489 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Foreign Judgments – How Assailed In 1985, the High Court of Malaysia ordered the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC) to pay $5.1 million to Asiavest Merchant Bankers […]
G.R. No. 114776 – 381 Phil. 403 – 324 SCRA 414 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Applicability of Foreign Laws Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Money Claims; Prescriptive Period In 1978, Menandro Laureano was hired as a […]
G.R. No. 137378 – 396 Phil. 893 – 342 SCRA 722 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Foreign Judgments – When May It Be Enforced In 1978, FASGI Enterprises Inc. (FASGI), a foreign corporation organized under the laws of California, USA, entered into a […]
G.R. No. 145587 – 563 Phil. 1 – 537 SCRA 409 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Processual Presumption Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Filipino fired abroad may file labor case against employer’s local agent In 1993, EDI-Staffbuilders, […]
G.R. No. 119602 – 342 SCRA 213 – Civil Law – General Principles – Conflict of Laws – Private International Law – Proof of Foreign Law – Processual Presumption In the Orinoco River in Venezuela, it is a rule that ships passing through it must be piloted by pilots familiar […]