172575369 Agrarian Law Compiled Case Digests

AGRARIAN LAW CASE DIGESTS CRUZ—DAVID—DELOS SANTOS—GATACELO—ISMAEL—LAZARO MEDINA—MONTES—MONZON—ROMANO—TIBURCIO

1. CORPUZ vs. GROSPE (CRUZ) G.R. No. 135297  June ! 2""" FACTS: #e$%$%one& G'(%no Co&)u* +', ' -'&e&/0ene%'& un4e& $e O)e&'$%on L'n4 T&'n,-e& #&o6&' o- $e De)'&$en$ o- A6&'&%'n Re-o&. e +', %,,ue4 ' Ce&$%'$e o- L'n4 T&'n,-e& o(e& $+o )'&e8, o- '6&%u8$u&'8 8'n4. In o&4e& $o )' -o& $e o,)%$'8%*'$%on o- %, +%-e! e o&$6'6e4 $e $e ,u0e ,u0e$ $ 8'n4 8'n4 %n -'(o -'(o&& o- V%&6% %&6%n% n%' ' 4e Leon Leon.. :en :en $e $e on$ on$&' &'$ $ e;)%& e;)%&e4! e4! e '6'%n '6'%n o&$6' o&$6'6e4 6e4 %$ $o &e,)o &e,)on4e n4en$ n$ %8'&% %8'&%' ' G&o,) G&o,)e e -o& ' )e&%o4 o- -ou& e'&,. Te )'&$%e, e;eu$e4 ' on$&'$! +% '88o+e4 $e $e &e,)o e,)on4 n4en en$, $, $o u8$ u8$%( %('$ '$e e $e $e 8'n4 8'n4 4u&% 4u&%n6 n6 $e $e 4u&' 4u&'$% $%on on o- $e $e o&$6'6e o& un$%8 Dee0e& "5! 199".

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G.R. No. L/2931 Se)$e0e& 3"! 199 FACTS: #NR! ' 6o(e&nen$/o+ne4 o&)o&'$%on! %, $e &e6%,$e&e4 o+ne& o-  $&ee 3K ,$&%), o- 8'n4 +%$ ' un%-o& +%4$ o- 3" e$e&, '4o%n%n6 one 'no$e& 8on6%$u4%n'88! $e ,'e 0e%n6 )'&$ o- %$, &'%8&o'4 &%6$ o-  +' &unn%n6 -&o M'n%8' $o Le6'*)%. Te,e ,$&%), o- 8'n4 8%e +%$%n $e un%%)'8%$%e, o- O', 'n4 #o8'n6u%! #&o(%ne o- A80'. A$ $e en$e& $e&eo- %, ' $&'@ e',u&%n6 $en 1"K $o $+e8(e 12K e$e&, %n +%4$ +e&e &'%8&o'4 $%e, '&e )8'e4 'n4 &'%8, 0u%8$ -o& &unn%n6 8ooo$%(e,. On 0o$ ,%4e, o- $e $&'@! o& '0ou$ $+o 2K $o (e 5K e$e&, '+' -&o $e e0'n@en$ o- $e $&'@! '&e $e8e6&') 'n4 $e8e)one )o,$, -$ 5"K e$e&, ')'&$ -&o e' o$e&! +% '%n$'%n oun%'$%on +%&e, nee,,'& %n $e o)e&'$%on o- #NR $&'%n,. #NR 4&'+, e'&$ -&o $e,e ,%4e, $o 88 u) $e &'%8&o'4 $&'@ +ene(e& %$ %, 4e,$&oe4 0 +'$e& 4u&%n6 &'%n 4', 'n4 u,e, $e ', 4e)o,%$o& o- &'%8&o'4 '$e&%'8, -o& $e &e)'%& o- 4e,$&oe4 8%ne,! )o,$,! 0&%46e, 4u&%n6 +',ou$,. o& o$e& 4''6e4 )'&$, o- $e 8%ne o',%one4 0 4e&'%8en$, o& o$e& '8'%$%e,.

 Te )o&$%on, o- $e,e 8'n4, no$ '$u'88 ou)%e4 0 $e &'%8&o'4 $&'@ '4 0een ' ,ou&e o- $&ou08e. #eo)8e ou)%e4 $e $e &e') )&o$, $e&e-&o. D%,)u$e, 'on6 $o,e 4e,%&%n6 $o ou) $e &o))e4 u). I$ %, on $e -'e o- '88 $e,e $'$! +%$ '4e$o ou) 'n4 u,e $e )&o)e&$ . . . temporarily   -o& '6&%u8$u&e.> B%n6'0%n6! o+e(e&! -'%8e4 $o $'@e )o,,e,,%on 0e'u,e &e,)on4en$ #')%8o Do8$* +', ou)%n6 $e 8'n4! '4 ' ou,e $e&eon. Do8$* 8'%, $o 0e ' $en'n$ o-  )&e(%ou, '+'&4ee,! 'n4 8'$e&! o- B%n6'0%n6 %,e8-. ISSUES: 1. :e$e& o& no$ ,$&%), o- 8'n4 o+ne4 0 #%8%))%ne N'$%on'8 R'%8+', #NRK +% '&e on 0o$ ,%4e, o- %$, &'%8&o'4 $&'@! 'n4 '&e )'&$ o- %$, &%6$ o- +' -o& %$, &'%8&o'4 o)e&'$%on, 0u$ $e)o&'&%8 8e',e4! '&e '6&%u8$u&'8 8'n4, +%$%n $e )u&(%e+ o- $e A6&%u8$u&'8 Ten'n A$ 'n4 $e A6&%u8$u&'8 L'n4 Re-o& Co4e! ,u ', +ou84 oe +%$%n $e  u&%,4%$%on o- $e Cou&$ o- A6&'&%'n Re8'$%on,.

2. :ON CAR ', u&%,4%$%on o(e& $e )&e,en$ ',e. HELD:  Te 'n,+e& $o 0o$ %,,ue, %, no.

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AGRARIAN LAW CASE DIGESTS CRUZ—DAVID—DELOS SANTOS—GATACELO—ISMAEL—LAZARO MEDINA—MONTES—MONZON—ROMANO—TIBURCIO  Te en$%&e +%4$ o- 3" e$e&, %, %)o&$'n$ $o #NR=, &'%8&o'4 o)e&'$%on, +% ,ou84 no$ 0e ')e&e4. An4! oun%'$%on 8%ne, u,$ no$ 0e 4%,$u&0e4. Bu%84%n6, ,ou84 no$ 0e on,$&u$e4 ,o 8o,e $o $e $&'@. Be'u,e! %$ %, no$ ,o e', $o )&e(en$ )eo)8e -&o +'8@%n6 '8on6 $e $&'@ 'n%'8,! $oo! ' ,$&' %n$o $e '&e' o0,$&u$%on, $e&e ou84 0e '8on6 $e $&'@ %$,e8- +% %6$ 'u,e 4e&'%8en$. A88 o- $e,e ou84 )&e(en$ $e 8ooo$%(e en6%nee& -&o $'@%n6 $e nee,,'& )&e'u$%on, on $%e $o '(e&$ '%4en$, +% ' 'u,e 4''6e $o $e $&'%n,! %nu& $o %$, )',,en6e&,! 'n4 e(en 8o,, o- 8%-e.

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11. THE HEIRS OF $OSE $UANITE ET. AL vs. CA (CRUZ) G.R. No. 13"1.  J'nu'& 3"! 2""2 FACTS:  Te ,)ou,e, E4%80e&$o Roe&o 'n4 e8%,' Roe&o o+ne4 ' )%ee o-  '6&%u8$u&'8 8'n4 %n A8e6&%'! Su&%6'o 4e8 No&$e. On 4%e&en$ 4'$e,! $e Roe&o, ,o84 ,e)'&'$e )o&$%on, $e&eo-   $o E-&en #'n%'! M''&%o S'ne* 'n4 #%o on,on. C8'%%n6 $o 0e $e '6&%u8$u&'8 $en'n$, o- $e 8'n4 %n