FACTS: The Davao Saw Mill Co., Inc., operates a sawmill. However, the land upon which the business was conducted belonged to another person. On the land the sawmill company erected a building which housed the machinery used by it. Some of the machines were placed and mounted on foundations of cement. In the contract of… Read More Davao Saw Mill v. Castillo G.R. No. L-40411 August 7, 1935 Property
FACTS: The Roman Catholic Bishop of Zamboanga sought the registration in the name of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church of four (4) parcels of land, known as lots Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the improvements thereon, situated in the center of the town of the municipality of Misamis. The Director of Lands claimed… Read More Director of Lands v. The Roman Catholic Church of Zamboanga, The Municipality of Misamis, G.R. No. L-40851 July 31, 1935 Possession
FACTS: Enrique Mora, owner of Oldsmobile sedan model 1956, mortgaged the same to the H.S. Reyes, Inc., with the condition that the former would insure the automobile with the latter as beneficiary. The automobile was thereafter insured with the State Bonding & Insurance Co., Inc., and motor car insurance policy was issued to Enrique Mora.… Read More BONIFACIO BROS., INC., ET AL. vs. ENRIQUE MORA, ET AL. G.R. No. L-20853 May 29, 1967 Insurance
FACTS: Spouses Walter and Lily Uy (respondents) entered into a Contract to Sell with Prime Town Property Group, Inc.(PPGI) for a unit in Kiener Hills Mactan Condominium Project. The total contract price amounted to ₱1, 151,718. 7 5 payable according to the following terms: (a) ₱l00,000.00 as down payment; and (b) the balance paid in… Read More UCPB vs. UY G.R. No. 204039 January 10, 2018 The doctrine of Stare Decisis
FACTS: Petitioner Isabelo Dela Cruz claimed that he and his sister, respondent Lucila Dela Cruz and Cornelia Dela Cruz, bought on installment a land from Gatchalian Realty, Inc. Isabelo and Cornelia paid the down payment and religiously paid the monthly amortizations. On the following year, Isabelo constructed a residential house on the subject lot. Isabelo… Read More DELA CRUZ vs. DELA CRUZ G.R. No. 192383 December 4, 2013 Waiver of Rights, Partition
FACTS: Petitioner migrated to Canada where he became a Canadian citizen by naturalization. Upon retirement, petitioner and his wife returned to the Philippines and purchased a lot along the beach in Oriental Mindoro where they constructed a residential house. However, the portion where they built their house is public land and part of the salvage… Read More David vs. Agbay G.R. No. 199113 March 18, 2015 Retroactivity of laws, Citizenship, R.A. 9225
FACTS: On February 5, 1996, herein petitioner, filed with the RTC an application for confirmation and registration of his imperfect title over a parcel of land. Petitioner alleged inter alia in his application that on December 24, 1992, he and the other grandchildren of the late Eusebio Vicente executed a Deed of Extra-Judicial Settlement wherein… Read More Vernon T. Reyes vs. Republic of the Philippines G.R. No. 141924 January 23, 2007 Requisites for an application for Land Registration
FACTS: Mirasol and Felipe started as friends then, eventually, became sweethearts. During their courtship, Mirasol discovered that Felipe sustained his affair with his former girlfriend. The couple’s relationship turned tumultuous after the revelation. With the intervention of their parents, they reconciled. They got married and were blessed with two childåren. However, after thirteen years of… Read More Castillo v. Republic G.R. No. 214064 February 6, 2017 Psychological Incapacity, Art. 36, FC
FACTS: Petitioner Valerio E. Kalaw (Tyrone) and respondent Ma. Elena Fernandez (Malyn) met in 1973, maintained a relationship and eventually married in Hong Kong and subsequently had four children. Shortly after the birth of their youngest son, Tyrone had an extramarital affair with Jocelyn Quejano who gave birth to a son. In May 1985, Malyn left… Read More KALAW vs. FERNANDEZ G.R. No. 166357 September 19, 2011 Psychological Incapacity Art. 36 Family Code
FACTS: Petitioners were lay members of the Philippine Independent Church (PIC) in Socorro, Surigao del Norte. Respondents Porfirio de la Cruz and Rustom Florano were the bishop and parish priest, respectively, of the same church in that locality. Petitioners, led by Dominador Taruc, clamored for the transfer of Fr. Florano to another parish but Bishop… Read More Taruc vs. Bishop Dela Cruz G.R. No. 144801. March 10, 2005 Separation of Church and State.