Tag: CIVIL LAW
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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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Melad v. Melad G.R. No. 267998 (Supreme Court, Second Division, Promulgated April 23, 2025) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Eloisa Maliwat-Melad (Petitioner) and Amancio Reyes Melad (Private Respondent) were married on March 23, 1990, in Tarlac City, and produced three children. The marriage contract identified the solemnizing officer as Judge Conrado De Gracia. In 2018, Eloisa filed a petition seeking to declare the marriage null and void based on the lack of authority…
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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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HEIRS OF MARIO MALABANAN, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. (G.R. No. 179987, April 29, 2009) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Mario Malabanan (succeeded by his heirs/petitioners) applied for judicial confirmation of title over a parcel of land in Silang, Cavite. Malabanan claimed he and his predecessors-in-interest had been in open, continuous, exclusive, and notorious possession for more than thirty (30) years. The earliest documented possession (via Tax Declarations) established by the petitioners dated back…