Category: CASE DIGESTS
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Lanuza v. Court of Appeals- G.R. No. 131394, March 28, 2005 (Tinga, J.) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The Philippine Merchant Marine School, Inc. (PMMSI) was incorporated in 1952. Its Articles of Incorporation (AOI) reflected an initial capital stock subscription of seven hundred seventy-six (776) issued and outstanding shares (700 founders’ shares and 76 common shares). In contrast, the company’s Stock and Transfer Book (STB), first registered in 1978, recorded only thirty-three…
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Gumabay vs. Baralin (G.R. No. L-30683, May 31, 1977) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Celestina Gumabay (Plaintiff-Appellee), who was allowed to sue as a pauper litigant, filed a complaint on March 3, 1960, against Juliana Baralin, et al. (Defendants-Appellants) to recover possession of a 17,000 sq. meter cornland in Cagayan. The original complaint alleged forcible entry committed on August 5, 1959, when the defendants allegedly entered the land…
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Rosario vs. Carandang (G.R. No. L-7076, April 28, 1955) (CASE DIGEST)
Category Summary Facts Plaintiffs (Rosario, et al.), claiming ownership and prior possession of a parcel of land, filed a complaint in the Court of First Instance (CFI) on October 16, 1952, alleging that the defendants (Carandang, et al.) illegally entered the premises, destroyed nipa plants, and took possession on or about October 3, 1952. The…
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Mendiola v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 159746, July 18, 2012) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Spouses Ramon and Araceli Mendiola (Petitioners) executed a real estate mortgage in favor of Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) to secure the performance of obligations under a distribution agreement. After default, Shell commenced extrajudicial foreclosure, and the property was sold to Tabangao Realty, Inc. (Tabangao). Issues Ruling The Supreme Court ruled: “WHEREFORE, we DISMISS…
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Bank of the Philippine Islands vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 117385, February 11, 1999) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Respondent Citiwide Motors, Inc. (CMI) filed a Complaint against petitioner Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) in 1983. After almost five years, the records of the case were burned in a fire in 1988. CMI filed for the reconstitution of the records in 1989. The petitioner (BPI) later contributed to the delay in reconstitution…
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St. Martin Funeral Home vs. National Labor Relations Commission (G.R. No. 130866, September 16, 1998) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Private respondent Bienvenido Aricayos filed a complaint for illegal dismissal before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) against petitioner St. Martin Funeral Home, where he claimed to have worked as Operations Manager from February 6, 1995, until his dismissal on January 22, 1996. St. Martin Funeral Home countered that Aricayos was not an employee…
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PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES v. ARON AKIL y GUAMALON (G.R. No. 265570) (2025) (CASE DIGEST)
GAERLAN, J. Facts Aron Akil y Guamalon (Akil) was charged with Carnapping under Republic Act No. 10883. The private complainant, JR Belardo (Belardo), found his motorcycle missing and reviewed CCTV footage showing the perpetrator, whose face was obscured by a mask, cap, and sunglasses, wearing a yellow Fubu shirt. Eighteen days later, Akil was arrested…
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Department of Education vs. Caleda (G.R. No. 272507)(2025) (CASE DIGEST)
(Note: in re: Land Titles and Deeds) Facts Princess Joama Marcosa A. Caleda (Caleda) is the registered owner of Lot No. 7421, a 10,637-square meter parcel of land covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 4975. Caleda acquired the lot on November 21, 2014, through an Extrajudicial Settlement of Estate with Waiver of Rights…
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UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, substituted by LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, – versus – EDITHA F. ANG and VIOLETA M. FERNANDEZ, Respondents. (G.R. No. 222448, Resolution promulgated March 03, 2025) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The case stemmed from an extrajudicial foreclosure sale conducted on August 2, 1999. The underlying dispute concerned the loan granted to the respondents, Editha F. Ang and Violeta M. Fernandez, wherein the interest rates imposed were contested. It was established that the interest rates were imposed unilaterally by the petitioner (UCPB), rendering them unlawful,…
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Spouses Reyes vs. Spouses Chung (G.R. No. 228112) (2017)
Facts of the Case The petitioners, Spouses Reyes, defaulted on a loan secured by a real estate mortgage. Consequently, the property was extrajudicially foreclosed and sold at a public auction to the bank, EIBI. The property was later purchased by the respondents, Spouses Chung, who then acquired the title. When the Spouses Reyes refused to…