Cancellation of titles — Petitioner’s claim is anchored on a sale of the property to her predecessor-in-interest and not on any filiation with the original owner; this Court has stated that no judicial declaration of heirship is necessary in order that an heir may assert his or her right to the property of the deceased.… Read More Recent Rulings on PROPERTY [Easement, Cancellation of titles, View of dominance, Prescription, Possessor in good faith

FACTS: Respondent Norma Leuenberger inherited Lot No. 140, a sugar land located in Bo. Madaniog, Victorias, Negros Occidental from her grandmother, Simeona J. Vda. de Ditching.  In 1963, she discovered that the parcel of land, more or less 4 ha. or 33,747 sq.m. used by Petitioner Municipality of Victorias, as a cemetery from 1934, is… Read More Municipality of Victorias v. CA G.R. No. L-31189 March 31, 1987 Sale, Delivery of the thing Sold, Torrens Title, Proof of Ownership

FACTS: Private respondent Marcelo Santos was an overseas worker, while petitioners are the Manila Hotel Corporation (MHC) and the Manila Hotel International Company, Limited (MHICL). During his employment with the Mazoon Printing Press in the Sultanate of Oman, respondent Santos received a letter from Mr. Gerhard R. Shmidt, General Manager, Palace Hotel, Beijing, China, to… Read More THE MANILA HOTEL CORP. AND MANILA HOTEL INTL. LTD. vs. NLRC GR. No. 120077 October 13, 2000 Forum Non Conveniens, Conflicts of Law, Lex Loci Contractus

The Family Code (E.O. NO. 209), As Amended by R.A. NO. 9255 Article 26 –– In this case, We find that Par. 2 of Art. 26 violates one of the essential requisites of the equal protection clause; particularly, the limitation of the provision only to a foreign divorce decree initiated by the alien spouse is… Read More Recent Rulings on FAMILY CODE [Article 26, Conjugal Partnership of Gains, Parental Authority, Psychological Incapacity, Proof of Filiation]

Concept and elements –– Art. 1458 of the Civil Code describes a contract of sale as a transaction by which “one of the contracting parties obligates himself to transfer the ownership of and to deliver a determinate thing, and the other to pay therefor a price certain in money or its equivalent”; the elements of… Read More Recent Rulings on SALES

FACTS: Karl Heinz Wiegel filed for the declaration of Nullity of his marriage with herein petitioner Lilia Oliva Wiegel on the ground of Lilia’s previous existing marriage to one Eduardo A. Maxion.  Lilia, while admitting the existence of said prior subsisting marriage claimed that said marriage was null and void, she and the first husband… Read More Wiegel v. Sempio-Diy G.R. No. L-53703 August 19, 1986 Void and Voidable Marriage

Contract of Agency — A contract is the law between the parties and its stipulations are binding on them, unless the contract is contrary to law, morals, good customs, public order or public policy.  (Ticong vs. Malim, G.R. No. 220785, Mar. 01, 2017) —      A person binds himself to render some service or… Read More Recent Rulings on AGENCY