Alpuerto vs. Pastor

 

Case Name: Alpuerto vs. Pastor  GR No. L-12794 Date: 14 October 1918

By: Tangonan Topic: Res Inter Alos Acta Rule ! "#ceptons

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$uan Llenos %as t&e o%ner o' ( parcels o' lan). *eren+ a con'lct arose bet. 2 partes concernng t&e o%ners&p o' t&e sa) parcels o' lan). Plant'' Alpuerto base) &s cla, to t&e parcels un)er a contract o' sale % pacto )e retro.b &ereas+ $ose Pastor la) &s cla, t&ereon )ue to &s purc&ase o' suc& at a publc aucton. It %as also atteste) to b 2 subscrbng %tnesses. On t&e ot&er &an)+ Pastor argue) t&at &e %as able to purc&ase t&e sa,e a'ter t&e court+ n a prevous case to recover a su, o' ,one+ rule) n &s 'avor as aganst Llenos. It %as also establs&e) t&at Alpuert Alpuerto o %as t&e son-n-la% o' Llenos. /urng t&e case bet. Alpuerto an) Llenos+ t&e 'or,er allege) t&at un)er Art. 1227 o' t&e 00+ Pastor %as prv to t&e sale bet%een &, an) Llenos+ an) %as+ t&ere'ore+ boun) b t&e sa,e to )elver t to &,. In a))ton+ t&e test,on o'  a subscrbng %tness %as t&en ntro)uce). In t&e present petton+ Alpuerto pras t&at &e be )eclare) to &ave t&e 'ull an) absolute o%ners&p o' t&e subect  propertes.

ISSUE/S: 3 Art. 1227 or ot&er la%s pro&bt t&e ntro)ucton o' test,on o' an attestng %tnessot&er persons present %&en a prvate )ocu,ent s e#ecute). RULING: NO T&e sa) test,on %as a),ssble+ even aganst ( r) partes. T&e test,on o' %tnesses ,a be rele) upon 'or t&e purpose o'   provng t&at t&e prvate )ocu,ent %as n 'act e#ecute)  )elvere) upon t&e )ates t&eren recte)+ an) t&at plant''%ent nto  possesson un)er t&e,.5n)er Art. 1226+ a )ocu,ent+ %&c& starts out as a prvate )ocu,ent an) never rses above t&at status+ %ll be gven e''ect as suc&.

T&at+ ' a part &as a rg&t un)er an nstru,ent t&ats provable as a prvate )oc an)+ ' ts approve)+ t %ll preval 'ro, t&e true an) proven )ate o' ts e#ecuton. *o%ever+ &eren t&ere areba)ges o' 'rau)+ suc& as t&e 'act t&at Alpuerto %as Llenos son-nla%+ an) an) t&at+ at t&e t,e o' t&e sale to Alpuerto+ t&e case bet%een Lleno an) Pastor %as alrea)ng pen)ng+ %&c& gave rse to a  presu,pton o' 'rau). nce+ t&e sa,e %asnt )sproven b Alpuerto+ t&e 0ourt ustl a%ar)e) t&e lots n ueston t&e 'avor o'  Pastor.