G.R. No. L-68385 – 173 SCRA 285 (255 Phil. 271) – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Applicability of LawsIn March 1976, Warren Graham, an American national and a former resident of the Philippines, died in Oregon, USA. As certain shares of stock are left in the Philippines, his son Ward […]
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G.R. No. L-29701 – 148 SCRA 438 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Finality of JudgmentOn August 24, 1960, Taurino Singson as paying passenger on board a bus belonging to the Philippine Rabbit Bus Lines sustained multiple serious physical injuries when the said bus crashed against […]
G.R. No. L-68470 – 223 Phil. 357 – 139 SCRA 139 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Divorce Obtained AbroadFamily Code – Divorce Decree Obtained AbroadIn 1972, Alice Reyes, a Filipina, and Richard Upton, an American, married in Hong […]
G.R. No. L-6339 – 94 Phil. 778 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Publication of Laws Manuel Lara et al were former taxi drivers of Petronilo Del Rosario, Jr. In September 1950, Del Rosario sold some of his vehicles which led to Lara et al not being needed anymore. […]
G.R. No. L-16749 – 117 Phil. 96 – 7 SCRA 95 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Application of Laws – Foreign Law – Nationality Principle – Internal and Conflict RuleApplication of the Renvoi DoctrineSuccession – Nationality Principle – Validity of Wills Edward Christensen was born in New York […]
G.R. No. 124371 – 399 Phil. 342 – 345 SCRA 592 – Civil Law – Application of Laws – Foreign Laws – Nationality Principle – Effects of Foreign DivorceSuccession – Last Will and Testament of an AlienIn 1927, Lorenzo Llorente, then a Filipino, was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. In […]
G.R. No. L-24170 – 135 Phil. 372 – 26 SCRA 382 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Territoriality of Philippine Laws Criminal Law – Characteristics of Penal Laws – Territoriality In 1950, customs officers intercepted 5 ships owned by Illuh Asaali et al. Said ships were found to be […]
G.R. No. 63915 – 220 Phil. 422 – 136 SCRA 27 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws – Presidential Proclamations Invoking the people’s right to be informed on matters of public concerns as well as the principle that laws to be valid and enforceable they must […]
G.R. No. 151424 – 579 Phil. 355 – 612 Phil. 72 – 594 SCRA 555 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Innocent Purchaser – Sunshine Finance Doctrine Eagle Realty Corporation, a company engaged in the real estate business, bought a parcel of land from a certain Reyes […]
G.R. No. 155804 – 572 Phil. 183 – 548 SCRA 401 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Reconstitution of Title – Cancellation if there is fraud Victorino Viloria claimed that he is the owner of a parcel of land in Iba, Zambales covered by TCT 16156; that […]
G.R. No. 168742 – 586 Phil. 60 – 549 SCRA – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Reconstitution of Title Not Formally Issued – Publication In 1970, the Director of Lands in Camarines Sur filed a cadastral case. Norma Royales was a claimant and notice was published in […]
G.R. No. 162097 – 568 Phil. 746 – 545 SCRA 186 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Reconstitution of Title – Original Certificate of Title Lourdes Pascua petitioned for the reconstitution of the original title of a parcel of land (Lot 3209) located in Pagsanjan, Laguna. She […]
G.R. No. 130389 – 568 Phil. 171 – 544 SCRA 185 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Reconstitution of Land Title – Annotation by the Registry of Deeds The Pacific Mills Corporation owned 5 parcels of land in Quezon City covered by four certificates of title. Pacific […]
G.R. No. 155703 – 586 Phil. 291 – 564 SCRA 331 – Civil Law – Land Titles and Deeds – Documents Needed for Reconstitution of Land Title Dominador Santua was claiming that he is the owner of a parcel of land in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro. He could not, however, produce […]
G.R. No. 155207 – 497 Phil. 227 – 457 SCRA 700 – Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – Bond Requirement When Employer Appeals in a Labor Case Wilhelmina Orozco was hired as a writer by the Philippine Daily Inquirer (PDI) in 1990. She was the columnist of “Feminist Reflections” under the […]
G.R. No. 42228 – 61 Phil. 467 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Primacy of a Torrens Title – Compensation In 1894, the Roman Catholic Church of Manila acquired ownership over the Dinalupihan Rice Estate. In 1914, a decree of registration was handed over by the court in […]