Year: 2024
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G.R. No. 112519. November 14, 1996 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Catholic Bishop of Balanga vs. Amando De Leon (332 Phil. 206) ### Facts: – **Ownership and Donation:** The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila owned a parcel of land (Lot No. 1272) in Balanga, Bataan. On August 23, 1936, a parish priest, acting on behalf of the Catholic Church, donated a portion (265.36 square…
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G.R. No. 191475. December 11, 2013 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: **Philippine Carpet Manufacturing Corp. vs. Ignacio B. Tagyamon et al., G.R. No. 723 Phil. 562 (2014)** ### Facts: Philippine Carpet Manufacturing Corporation (PCMC), a company engaged in manufacturing wool and yarn carpets, was compelled to reduce its workforce due to a claimed slump in market demand resulting from various global economic factors. On…
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G.R. NO. 162090. January 31, 2007 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Spouses Howard T. Co Chien v. Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, Inc. and Alsons Land Corporation — ### Facts – **December 1995**: Respondents Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, Inc. (Sta. Lucia) and Alsons Land Corporation (Alsons) offered parcels of land and golf shares in Eagle Ridge Golf and Residential Estates (Eagle Ridge), General…
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G.R. No. L-22519. March 27, 1971 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Vicente Gotamco Hermanos vs. Irma Rohde Shotwell, G.R. No. L-16430, October 26, 1962 **Facts:** – *Parties and Loan Origination:* In 1926, William J. Rohde granted an P85,000.00 loan at 9% per annum to the partnership Vicente Gotamco Hermanos (Gotamco), secured by a mortgage on real estate in Manila. – *Loan Extensions:* The loan was…
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G.R. Nos. L-22957 & L-23737. August 31, 1971 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title: Development Bank of the Philippines vs. National Merchandising Corporation (DBP v. NAMERCO)** **Facts:** The case concerns a legal dispute between the Development Bank of the Philippines (hereafter referred to as “the Bank”) and National Merchandising Corporation (NAMERCO), involving a series of loans and subsequent chattel mortgages. 1. **Initial Loan and Agreements**: – On April…
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G.R. No. 131679. February 01, 2000 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Cavite Development Bank and Far East Bank and Trust Company vs. Spouses Cyrus Lim and Lolita Chan Lim ### Facts: 1. **Initial Loan and Mortgage**: – On June 15, 1983, Rodolfo Guansing obtained a P90,000 loan from Cavite Development Bank (CDB) and secured it by mortgaging a parcel of land at No. 63…
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G.R. No. 138210. June 06, 2002 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Sps. Puerto vs. Court of Appeals, et al. **Facts:** Spouses Sinfronio and Esperanza Puerto were the registered owners of a house and lot in Quezon City. They mortgaged this property to Spouses Inocencio and Eleuteria Cortes to secure a loan of PHP 200,000, as evidenced by a Deed of Real Estate Mortgage executed on…
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G.R. No. 117355. April 05, 2002 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title **Riviera Filipina, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals et al., G.R. No. 115349, June 6, 1994** ### Facts 1. **Nov. 23, 1982**: Juan L. Reyes (Reyes) leases a 1,018 sq. m. land along EDSA, Quezon City to Riviera Filipina, Inc. (Riviera) with a clause granting Riviera the right of first refusal if the property…
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G. R. No. L-18452. November 28, 1966 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Augusto Cosio and Beatriz Cosio de Rama v. Cherie Palileo, G.R. No. L-18452 ### Facts: In the early 1950s, petitioners Augusto Cosio and Beatriz Cosio de Rama (hereafter referred to as “Cosio de Rama”) entered into an agreement with respondent Cherie Palileo, ostensibly involving a conditional sale of a residential house. Under the…
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G.R. No. 221513. December 05, 2016 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Spouses Pontigon v. Heirs of Meliton Sanchez ### Facts: Meliton Sanchez owned a 24-hectare parcel of land in Gutad, Floridablanca, Pampanga, registered under Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 207 issued on October 15, 1938. Meliton died intestate on August 11, 1948, leaving the property to his three children: Apolonio, Flaviana, and Juan.…