FACTS: Rufino Cabales died on July 4, 1966 leaving to his wife Saturnina and children Bonifacio, Albino, Francisco, Leonora, Alberto and petitioner Rito, a 5,714-sqm parcel of land. On July 26, 1971, brothers and co-owners Bonifacio, Albino and Alberto sold the subject property to Dr. Cayetano Corrompido for ₱2,000.00, with right to repurchase within eight… Read More Cabales v. Cabales G.R. No. 162421 August 31, 2007 The Right of Legal Redemption

FACTS: The subject property, Lot No. 4089, is a parcel of agricultural land originally registered in the name of petitioner Felipe Solitarios under OCT No. 1249, and, thereafter, in the name of the respondents, spouses Gaston and Lilia Jaque, under Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 745. In spite of the sale, Sps. Jaque, supposedly… Read More Sps. Solitarios and Torda v. Sps. Jaque G.R. No. 199852 November 12, 2014 Equitable Mortgage

FACTS: In a document Exhibit “A” executed on June 2, 1956, Vicente M. Domingo granted Gregorio Domingo, a real estate broker, the exclusive agency to sell his lot No. 883 of Piedad Estate at the rate of P2.00 per square meter (or for P176,954.00) with a commission of 5% on the total price, if the… Read More Domingo v. Domingo G.R. No. L-30573 October 29, 1971 Contract of Agency

FACTS: Petitioner Alice Reyes Van Dorn, a citizen of the Philippines and private respondent, Richard Upton, a citizen of the United States were married in Hongkong in 1972.  After the marriage, they established their residence in the Philippines and had two children.  The parties were divorced in Nevada, United States, in 1982 and petitioner has… Read More Van Dorn v. Romillo G.R. No. L-68470 October 8, 1985 Nationality Principle, Foreign Divorce

FACTS: Petitioner MERCEDES Calimlim-Canullas and FERNANDO Canullas, married and had five children. They lived in a house on the residential land in question, with an area of approximately 891 sqms, located in Pangasinan.  In 1978, FERNANDO abandoned his family to live with private respondent Corazon DAGUINES. They were later convicted of concubinage, which judgment has… Read More Calilim-Canullas v. Fortun G.R. No. 57499. June 22, 1984 Property Relations Between Husband and Wife, Void and Inexistent Contracts

FACTS: On February 17, 1992, Conchita Cabatingan executed in favor of her brother, petitioner Nicolas Cabatingan, a “Deed of Conditional of Donation (sic) Inter Vivos for House and Lot” covering Conchita’s  house and lot located in Cebu. Four (4) other deeds of donation were subsequently executed by Conchita Cabatingan on January 14, 1995, bestowing upon: … Read More Maglasang v. Heirs of Cabatingan G.R. No. 131953 June 5, 2002 Donation Mortis Causa, Succession

FACTS: Spouses Mary Jane B. Kimura, a Filipino married Yuichiro Kimura, a Japanese national on June 12, 2004. Prior thereto, petitioner Mary Jane gave birth to her son Jan Aurel on November 24, 1997. However, she was not married to her son’s biological father, Jun Baldoza, thus making Jan Aurel her illegitimate child.  On March… Read More IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF JAN AUREL MAGHANOY BULAYO G.R. No. 205752, October 01, 2019 R.A. No. 8552