Category: CASE DIGESTS
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CONCORDIA MEDEL GOMEZ v. CORAZON MEDEL ALCANTARA G.R. No. 179556 (February 13, 2009) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Petitioner Concordia Medel Gomez initially filed a Complaint for specific performance and damages (Civil Case No. 97-84159) against Respondent Corazon Medel Alcantara over the ownership of Lot No. 2259-A in Manila. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 50, dismissed Civil Case No. 97-84159 motu proprio for the petitioner’s failure to prosecute, specifically…
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G.R. No. L-46641: Aranico-Rabino vs. Aquino (Oct 28, 1977) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Petitioners, as co-owners, filed a complaint in the lower court seeking to recover possession of a lot from private respondent Victoriano Meimban. Meimban resisted the action, asserting that the property was owned by the late Pedro Meimban and his successors-in-interest, of whom he was one. During a conference, the trial court determined that to…
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Montejo vs. Urotia G.R. No. L-27187 (July 22, 1971) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The Supreme Court decided nine cases involving appeals from orders of dismissal for failure to prosecute. In G.R. No. L-27187 (Montejo), the plaintiffs filed a complaint in July 1962. In September 1963, the trial court ordered the plaintiffs to exert efforts to cause summons to be served upon 17 unsummoned defendants. Over two years…
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Bayan Muna Party-List Representatives v. Arroyo (G.R. No. 182734, June 27, 2023 (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) was executed by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM). The purpose of the JMSU was to conduct a seismic survey to determine the “petroleum resource potential” of a designated Agreement Area in…
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Benjamin T. Romualdez v. Hon. Simeon V. Marcelo and PCGG (G.R. Nos. 165510-33, July 28, 2006)(CASE DIGEST)
Facts Benjamin T. Romualdez (Petitioner) was charged in 24 separate criminal cases for violating Section 7 of Republic Act (RA) No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act) for failing to file his Statements of Assets and Liabilities (SALs) during his tenure as a public official from 1963 to 1985. The discovery of the alleged offenses…
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Linda M. Chan Kent v. Dionesio C. Micarez, et al. (G.R. No. 185758, March 9, 2011) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Petitioner Linda M. Chan Kent, a naturalized American citizen, filed a complaint for recovery of real property and annulment of title against her parents and brother (the respondents), alleging fraudulent transfer of a lot she had purchased. After the issues were joined, the Regional Trial Court (RTC) referred the case to the Philippine Mediation…
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Delos Santos vs. Abejon (G.R. No. 215820, March 20, 2017) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts – Erlinda Delos Santos and her late husband, Pedro, secured a P100,000 loan from Erlinda’s sister, Teresita Abejon, via a mortgage annotated on their property (TCT No. 131753). After Pedro’s death, a Deed of Sale and Release of Mortgage were executed in 1992, resulting in the cancellation of TCT No. 131753 and issuance of…
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G.R. No. L-15814 (February 28, 1962): IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CANDELARIA BENGUAN: SUSANA ABAY DE ARROYO, petitioner-appellant, vs. FRANCISCO ABAY, et al., opponents-appellees. (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Susana Abay de Arroyo filed a petition (Special Proceedings No. 3883) for the probate of the will of her deceased cousin, Candelaria Benguan. The opponents moved to dismiss, arguing that a prior petition for the probate of the same will (Special Proceedings No. 3628), filed by Felix Abay (Susana’s brother), had been dismissed and…
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Marahay vs. Melicor (G.R. No. L-44980) February 06, 1990 (CASE DIGEST)
Facts – Present only the relevant facts necessary to understand the case. Petitioner Virginia Marahay filed an action for the recovery of real property (Civil Case No. C-1222). After issues were joined, the trial commenced, and the petitioner took the witness stand on direct examination. The continuation of the trial was set for February 18,…