G.R. No. L-39780, 11 November 1985 FACTS: Muñasque in behalf of the partnership of "Galan and Muñasque" as Contractor entered into a written contract with Tropical for remodelling a building. A total amount of P25,000.00 was to be paid under the contract for the entire services of the Contractor. The first payment made by Tropical [...]

G.R. No. L-55397, 29 February 1988 FACTS: Petitioner seeks to recover from private respondent, its insurer, indemnity as the property subject of the same was lost due to an insurable risk as per their policy. Respondent counters that the the petitioner has no legal standing to claim the same as the policy was executed between [...]

G.R. No. L-59956, 31 October 1984 FACTS: Petitioner was ordered by CA to issue the private respondent, based on their contract of partnership, his investment in the venture, what he could have earned as commissions, and what he could have earned as profits from their business venture. Hence this petition. ISSUE: Is the petitioner obligated [...]

G.R. No. 85494, 7 May 1991 FACTS: Ishwar, Choithram and Navalrai, all surnamed JethmalRamnani, are brothers of the full blood. Ishwar and his spouse Sonya had their main business based in New York. Realizing the difficulty of managing their investments in the Philippines they executed a general power of attorney appointing Navalrai and Choithram as [...]

G.R. No. 149844, 13 October 2004 FACTS: Respondent filed the initiatory complaint for specific performance against her uncle Petitioner, which averred, inter alia that her late father and petitioner formed the 'Cuenco and Cuenco Law Offices'; that the Law Offices served as lawyers in two (2) cases involving a dispute among relatives over ownership of [...]

G.R. No. 30616, 10 December 1990, 192 SCRA 110 FACTS: Maglana and Rojas executed their Articles of Co-Partnership with only the two of them as partners and registered the same with the SEC. One of the purposes of the duly-registered partnership was to "apply or secure timber and/or minor forests products licenses and concessions over [...]

G.R. No. 134559, 9 December 1999 Doctrine: A partner may contribute not only money or property, but also industry. A contract of partnership is void, whenever immovable property is contributed thereto, if an inventory of said property is not made, signed by the parties, and attached to the public instrument. FACTS: Sisters Antonia Torres and [...]

G.R. No. 144214, 14 July 2003 FACTS: Petitioners formed a partnership for the operation of a restaurant and catering business. Respondent joined as a partner in the business. Subsequently, one of the partners withdrew from the partnership, and his capital contribution of 1/4 was refunded to him in cash by agreement of the partners. Meanwhile, [...]

G.R. No. 143340, 15 August 2001 Doctrine: Partnership retains its juridical personality even if it fails to register because registration merely gives notice to third parties. FACTS: Respondent Lamberto Chua alleged that in 1977, he verbally entered into a partnership with Jacinto in the distribution of Shellane Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG). Respondent and Jacinto allegedly [...]

G.R. No. 142612, 29 July 2005 Doctrine: The purpose of registration of the contract of partnership with the SEC is to give notice to third parties. Failure to register the contract of partnership does not affect the liability of the partnership and of the partners to third persons, nor does it affect the partnership’s juridical [...]