Year: 2024

### Title: Bayan & Bayan v. Bayan (Deceased), Dy, Tanghal, and Register of Deeds of Quezon City ### Facts: – **Parties Involved:** Petitioners Angelina A. Bayan and Jaime A. Bayan, represented by their Attorney-in-Fact Maria Flora A. Falcon, against respondents Celia A. Bayan (deceased), Edward Dy, Ma. Luisa B. Tanghal, and the Register of Deeds…

**Title:** Francisco G. Calma vs. Arsenio Santos, et al. (G.R. No. 169129) **Facts:** Francisco G. Calma (petitioner) purchased undivided shares of “Calangain Fishpond” located in Lubao, Pampanga, from various co-owners and heirs of Celestino Santos. Celestino Santos owned half of the fishpond and had twelve children who inherited his share. Petitioner demanded the identification and…

**Title: Almeda and Torrecampo vs. Daluro and Daluro, G.R. No. L-24040 (1967)** **Facts:** – **May 4, 1956:** Defendants Juan R. Daluro and Marcelino G. Daluro sold a parcel of land measuring 31.3019 hectares to plaintiffs Mardonio Almeda and Maria Torrecampo through a pacto de retro sale. – **August 2, 1957:** Defendants repurchased the property by…

**Title: Olimpia Fernandez Vda. de Zulueta vs. Isauro B. Octaviano and Aurelio B. Octaviano** **Facts:** On November 25, 1952, Olimpia Fernandez Vda. de Zulueta, the registered owner of 5.5 hectares of riceland, sold the lot to Aurelio B. Octaviano for P8,600 subject to several conditions, which included the payment of debts to Maximino Gumayan. Upon…

**Title:** Reyes v. Hamada, G.R. No. L-16777 (1961) **Facts:** – **Mortgage and Foreclosure**: The spouses Sinai C. Hamada and Geralda M. Hamada owned certain properties in Baguio, which were mortgaged to the Philippine National Bank (PNB). – **Auction Sale**: Due to extrajudicial foreclosure proceedings initiated by PNB, the properties were sold at public auction on…

Title: **Sps. Sy v. De Vera-Navarro, et al.: Equitable Mortgage vs. Absolute Sale** **Facts:** 1. **Ownership and Mortgage:** Petitioner John T. Sy, co-owner of a Zamboanga property valued over P40,000,000.00, borrows P3,720,000.00 from Ma. Lourdes De Vera-Navarro, and mortgages the property to secure the loan. The contract was executed on May 31, 2006, and annotated…

### Title: Guerrero vs. Yñigo, G.R. No. L-1785, 96 Phil. 37 (1954) ### Facts: Pedro Guerrero, the petitioner, entered into a legal dispute over a parcel of land in Nueva Ecija that was divided into two halves—east and west. The land originally belonged to Amando Catabona, who had mortgaged various portions of it multiple times…

### Title: Villarica v. Court of Appeals, 135 Phil. 166 (1961) ### Facts: – On **May 19, 1951**, Angel Villarica and Nieves Palma Gil de Villarica sold a 1,174 sq. meter lot in Davao City to Gaudencio Consunji and Juliana Monteverde for **P35,000.** – The **deed of absolute sale (Exh.”B”)** was acknowledged before Counselor Juan…

**Title:** Llorente vs. Star City Pty Limited, and Star City Pty Limited vs. Llorente and Equitable PCI Bank **Facts:** Star City Pty Limited (SCPL), an Australian corporation operating the Star City Casino in Sydney, alleged that Quintin Llorente, a patron of its casino, negotiated two Equitable PCI bank drafts worth US$150,000.00 each to play in…

### Title: Magna Ready Mix Concrete Corporation vs. Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. (G.R. No. 196123) ### Facts: – **1996-1997 Transactions:** – Magna Ready Mix Concrete Corporation (MAGNA) engaged the services of Andersen Bjornstad Kane Jacobs, Inc. (ANDERSEN) for design work linked to a precast plant, the PIC double tee design, and a preliminary design…