G.R. No. 128991, 12 April 2000 FACTS: Respondent Leyte Gulf Traders, Inc. filed a complaint about a reformation of an instrument, specific performance, annulment of conditional sale and damages with prayer for a writ of injunction against petitioners Yolanda Rosello-Bentir and the spouses Samuel and Charito Pormida. Respondent corporation alleged that it entered into a [...]
G.R. No. 133643, 6 June 2002 FACTS: In this case a certain Silveria Flores sold her lot to Alejandra Delfino, now were all represented by their successors-in-interest. The petitioner wanted for the reformation of the contract of sale entered between Silveria and Delfino because of the mistake in the lot number in the contract. Silveria [...]
G.R. No. 165748, 14 September 2011 FACTS: Alfonso Ureta was financially well-off and owned several properties. He begot fourteen children, including herein petitioners and Policronio, father of respondents. For taxation purposes, Alfonso sold, without monetary consideration, several parcels of land to four of his children, including Policronio. Alfonso continued to own, possess and enjoy the [...]
G.R. No. L-7003, 18 January 1912 FACTS: Gutierrez Hermanos brought two actions Oria Hermanos & Co. for the recovery of sum of money. Subsequent to the beginning of the above actions, the members of the company of Oria Hermanos & Co., dissolved their relations and entered into liquidation. Tomas Oria y Balbas, as managing partner [...]
G.R. No. 139982, 21 November 2002 FACTS: Eligio Herrera, Sr., father of respondent Pastor Herrera, owned two parcels of land consisting of 500 sq. m. and 451 sq. m. located at Cainta, Rizal. The two parcels of land were sold at 1M and 750k to the petitioner. Pastor, contending that the contract price for the [...]
G.R. No. 12605, 7 September 1918 FACTS: Santiago Pastrano Uy Toco, a Chinese, came to the Philippines and married Candida Vivares, a Filipina. They had two daughters, Francisca and Concepcion. At the time of this marriage, Santiago Pastrano possessed very little property — a tienda worth about P2,000. However, when he died, his wealth amassed to [...]
G.R. No. 134219, 8 June 2005 FACTS: The subject of this action is Lot 17, Block 5 of the Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa, Metro-Manila,with an area of 569 square meters and covered by TCT No. S-79773. The above parcel of land waspurchased by the Salvador spouses from the developers of Ayala Alabang subject, among others, [...]
G.R. No. L-11231, 12 May 1958 FACTS: Petitioner Rosario Carbonnel allegedly purchased a parcel of land from respondent Jose Poncio. Such land was mortgage to a bank which respondent has an obligation to pay. It was alleged that petitioner partially pay the respondent of the price of the land and to assume respondent`s responsibility to [...]
G.R. No. 165879, 10 November 2006 Respondents Joseph Goyanko et al. filed with the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City a complaint for recovery of property and damages against Maria Ching, praying for the nullification of the deed of sale and of transfer certificate and the issuance of a new one. Goyanko et al. aver [...]
A.M. MTJ 91-622, 22 March 1993 FACTS: Atty. Manuel T. Ubarra, on behalf of his client Juanito A. Calderon, charges respondent, the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Pulilan, Bulacan, with grave misconduct, knowingly rendering an unjust judgment, the violation of the Canons of Judicial Ethics and the failure to decide within [...]
