FACTS: Petitioners filed five separate Complaints for accion publiciana and/or recovery of possession against herein respondents and a certain Reynaldo Peralta. The suits, which were subsequently consolidated. Petitioners uniformly alleged in the said Complaints that: they are owners of three (3) parcels of land they inherited the lots from their predecessor-in-interest, Alfonso Yusingco; they were… Read More Heirs Of Alfonso Yusingco v. Busilak G.R. No. 210504, January 24, 2018 Accion Interdictal, Accion Publiciana, Accion Reivindicatoria, Recovery of Posession

FACTS: Private respondent Marilou Gonzales  filed with the trial court a complaint for damages against petitioner Gasheem Shookat Baksh, for the alleged violation of their agreement to get married.  Gonzales is a twenty-two year old, single Filipina. Petitioner, on the other hand, is an Iranian citizen, and is an exchange student taking a medical course… Read More BAKSH v. CA G.R. No. 97336 February 19, 1993 Article 21 of the New Civil Code, Breach of Promise to Marry

FACTS:  Carlos A. Loria invited Ludolfo P. Muñoz, Jr. to advance ₱2,000,000.00 for a subcontract of a ₱50,000,000.00 river-dredging project in Guinobatan. Loria represented that he would make arrangements such that Sunwest Construction and Development Corporation would turn out to be the lowest bidder for the project.  After the award to Sunwest, Sunwest would subcontract… Read More LORIA v. MUÑOZ G.R. No. 187240 October 15, 2014 J. Leonen Unjust Enrichment, Art. 22.

FACTS: Petitioners filed an action for damages against the respondent, alleging that they had experienced emotional shock, mental anguish, public ridicule, humiliation, insults and embarrassment during their trip to Thailand because of the respondent’s release to them of five US$ 100 bills that later on turned out to be counterfeit. They claimed that they withdrew… Read More SPS. CARBONELL v. METROPOLITAN BANK G.R. No. 178467 April 26, 2017 Damnum Absque Injuria, General Banking Act, Damages

FACTS: Petitioner PNB granted respondents a 4 Million Pesos (P4,000,000.00) credit line to finance the filming of the movie “Pacific Connection.” The loan was secured by mortgages on respondents’ real and personal properties, to wit: (1) a parcel of land located in Malugay Street, Makati; (2) a parcel of land in Forbes Park, Makati;  and… Read More PNB v. NEPOMUCENO PRODUCTIONS, INC. G.R. No. 139479. December 27, 2002 Act No. 3135, Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Mortgages on Real Property, Requisites of a Valid Waiver

FACTS: On 4 January 2001, the Holy Name Society held a multi-sectoral consultative conference at the Bulan Parish Compound, where Romeo H. Valeriano, the president of the religious organization, delivered a welcome address.  In his address, Valeriano allegedly lambasted certain local officials of Bulan, Sorsogon, specifically petitioners, who were Municipal Councilors, one Antonio Gilana and… Read More TAN v. VALERIANO G.R. No. 185559, August 02, 2017 Abuse of Rights, Malicious Prosecution

FACTS: Petitioners, spouses Ed and Mary Ann Latonio, with their eight-month-old child Ed Christian, went to a birthday party at the McDonald’s, Ayala Center, Cebu. During the party and as part of the birthday package, McDonald’s presented two mascots – “Birdie” and “Grimace” – to entertain and dance for the guests. Respondent Lomibao was the… Read More Sps. Latonio v. McGEORGE FOOD INDUSTRIES Inc., G.R. No. 206184 December 6, 2017 Negligence, Proximate Cause