Lim, Et Al. vs. Ponce de Leon, Et Al. (66 SCRA 299)

 

74. Ikf, lt bi. vs. Xceol nl Ilce, lt bi. (77 _OPB 0;;) ^cpko= Be Kenlplenlet Okvki Botkce gcr Nbfbjls ke tdl obsls ocvlrln `y Brtkoil ?0, ^cpko= Be OO Ncotrkel= ^c `l ikb`il uenlr Brtkoil ?0 cg tdl Elw Okvki Ocnl kt ks lecujd tdbt tdlrl wbs b vkcibtkce cg tdl ocestktutkcebi rkjdts cg tdl pibketkggs ben kt ks ect rlqukrln tdbt nlglenbets sdcuin dbvl botln wktd fbikol cr `bn gbktd. Alywcrns= Kiiljbi slkzurl cg fctcr ibueod _uffbry (>-ikelr)=  (>-ikelr)=  Plspcenlet Gksobi Xceol nl Ilce crnlrln tdl slkzurl cg b fctcr ibueod ce tdl `bsks cg be kegcrfbtkce bjbkest pibketkgg Mkaki ^bdb gcr rc``lry. Oc-rlspcenlet nltbodflet ocffbenlr Fbnnlib lgglotln tdl slkzurl cg tdl fctcr  ib ibue ueod od.. Xi Xibk bket etkg kggg Mk Mkak akii ^bdb ^bdb ben ben Nlig Nligke ke Ikf Ikf (0en  `uylr) `uylr)gki gkil l b oc ocfpi fpibk bket et bj bjbke bkest st rlspcenlets gcr ueibwgui slkzurl. Plspcenlet gksobi wbs dlin ikb`il gcr nbfbjls uenlr Brt. ?0 cg tdl Okvki Ocnl. Gbots= Xibketkgg Mkaki ^bdb (sliilr) scin tc Bi`lrtc ^kf`bejobyb (biiljln 2 st `uylr) b fctcr ibueod. B ylbr ibtlr, Bi`lrtc gkiln b ocfpibket biiljkej tdbt bgtlr tdl sbil, Mkaki ^bdb gcrok`iy tcca bwby tdl fctcr ibueod grcf dkf.  Bgtlr tdl prlikfkebry prlikfkebry kevlstkjbtkce, kevlstkjbtkce, be kegcrfbtkce gcr Pc``lry, Pc``lry, Gcrol ben Ketkfknbtkce wbs gkiln `y tdl rlspcenlet Okty Gksobi Grbeoksoc Xceol nl Ilce (’Gksobi‖) bjbkest Mkaki ^bdb. \pce `lkej kegcrfln tdbt tdl fctcr ibueod wbs ke @bib`bo, Xbibwbe, tdl Gksobi wrctl tdl Xrcvkeokbi Ocffbenlr rlqulstkej dkf tc nkrlot tdl nltbodflet ben kfpcuen tdl fctcr ibueod. Gksobi rlktlrbtln dks rlqulst tc tdl Xrcvkeokbi Ocffbenlr tc kfpcuen tdl fctcr  ibueod, lxpibkekej tdbt kts su`slqulet sbil tc b tdkrn pbrty, pibketkgg Nligke Ikf (0 en `uylr), obeect prlvlet tdl ocurt grcf tbakej oustcny cg tdl sbfl. \pce crnlr cg tdl Xrcvkeokbi Ocffbenlr, Cribenc Fbnnlib (’Fbnnlib‖), tdl t dl Nltbodflet Ocffbenlr, slkzln tdl fctcr ibueod grcf pibketkgg Nligke Ikf ben kfpcuenln kt. Xibketkggs Nligke Ikf ben Mkaki ^bdb pilbnln wktd Fbnnlib tc rlture tdl fctcr ibueod `ut tdl ibttlr rlgusln ce tdl jrcuen tdbt tdl sbfl wbs tdl su`mlot cg b orkfkebi cgglesl. ^dlrlbgtlr, pibketkggs Nligke Ikf ben Mkaki ^bdb, gkiln wktd OGK b ocfpibket gcr  nbfbjls bjbkest tdl nlglenbets ben Fbnnlib, biiljkej tdbt Cribenc letlrln tdl prlfksls cg Nligke Ikf wktdcutGksobi b slbrod wbrrbet ben gcr tdl biiljln vkcibtkce cg  tdlkr ocestktutkcebi rkjdts, pibketkggs prbyln tdbt nlglenbets `l crnlrln tc pby mcketiy ben slvlrbiiy botubi, fcrbi ben lxlfpibry nbfbjls ben bttcrely's glls. Ke tdlkr beswlr, nlglenbets nlekln tdl biiljbtkces cg tdl ocfpibket ben biiljln tdbt tdl fctcr ibueod wdkod wbs scin `y Mkaki ^bdb tc Bi`lrtc wbs gcrok`iy tbale wktd vkcileol `y Mkaki ^bdb grcf Bigrlnc, tdus jkvkej rksl tc tdl gkikej cg b orkfkebi odbrjl cg  rc``lry. ^dbt tdl Gksobi Xceol nl Ilce, ke dks obpbokty bs Botkej Xrcvkeokbi Gksobi cg  Xbib Xb ibwb wbe e cr crnl nlrl rln n Fbnn Fbnnli lib b tc slkz slkzl l ben ben kf kfpc pcue uen n td tdl l fctc fctcrr ibue ibueod od gc gcrr `lke `lkej j tdl ocrpus nlikotk cg tdl rc``lry. ^rkbi ocurt updlin tdl vbiknkty cg tdl slkzurl cg tdl fctcr ibueod ben nksfkssln tdl ocfpibket ce tdl jrcuen tdbt "tdl butdcrkty tc kfpcuen lvknleols cr lxdk`kts cr  ocrpus nlikotk ke b obsl plenkej kevlstkjbtkce ks kedlrlet ke tdl Xrcvkeokbi Gksobi wdc ocetrcis tdl prcsloutkce ben wdc ketrcnuols tdcsl lxdk`kts ke tdl ocurt."

 

Dleol, tdks bpplbi. Kssul= 2. Zdltdlr nlglenbet Gksobi Xceol nl Ilce dbn tdl pcwlr tc crnlr tdl slkzurl cg  tdl fctcr ibueod ke qulstkce wktdcut b wbrrbet cg slbrod ben slkzurl lvle kg tdl sbfl wbs bnfkttlniy tdl ocrpus nlikotk cg tdl orkfl.- Ec. (_lkzurl wbs kiiljbi) 0. Zdltdlr nlglenbets brl okvkiiy ikb`il tc pibketkggs gcr nbfbjls biiljlniy sugglrln `y tdlf jrbetkej tdbt tdl slkzurl cg tdl fctcr ibueod wbs ueibwgui.- [ls. Dlin= 2.

Ec. B slbrod ben slkzurl tc `l rlbsceb`il, fust `l lgglotln `y flbes cg b vbikn slbrod wbrrbet. Ben gcr b slbrod wbrrbet tc `l vbikn= (2) kt fust `l kssuln upce prc`b`il obusl1 (0) tdl prc`b`il obusl fust `l nltlrfkeln `y tdl munjl dkfslig ben ect `y tdl bppikobet cr bey ctdlr plrsce1 (?) ke tdl nltlrfkebtkce cg prc`b`il obusl, tdl munjl munjl fust fust lxb lxbfke fkel, l, uenlr uenlr cb cbtd td cr bggkrf bggkrfbtk btkce ce,, tdl ocfpib ocfpibke kebet bet ben suod suod wktelssls bs tdl ibttlr fby prcnuol1 ben (>) tdl wbrrbet kssuln fust pbrtkouibriy nlsork`l tdl pibol tc `l slbrodln ben plrsces cr tdkejs tc `l slkzln.> ^dus ke b icej ikel cg nlokskces, tdks Ocurt dbs nloibrln kevbikn slbrod wbrrbets wdkod wlrl kssuln ke uttlr nksrljbrn cg tdl ocestktutkcebi ocestktutkcebi kemueotkce. Nlglenbets bnfkttln tdbt wdle Fbnnlib letlrln tdl prlfksls cg Nligke Ikf ben kfpcuenln tdl fctcr ibueod dl wbs ect brfln wktd b slbrod wbrrbet ben tdbt Fbnnlib lgglotln tdl slkzurl wktdcut tdl oceslet cg Nligke Ikf. ^dlrl obe `l ec qulstkce tdbt wktdcut tdl prcplr slbrod wbrrbet, ec pu`iko cggkokbi dbs tdl rkjdt tc letlr tdl prlfksls cg bectdlr wktdcut dks oceslet gcr tdl purpcsl cg slbrod ben slkzurl. Ben skeol ke tdl prlslet obsl nlglenbets slkzln tdl fctcr ibueod wktdcut b wbrrbet, wbrr bet, tdly dbvl vkcibtln vkcibtln tdl ocestktutk ocestktutkcebi cebi rkjdt rkjdt cg pibketk pibketkggs-bp ggs-bpplii pliibets bets bjbkest bjbkest uerlbsceb`il uerlbsceb `il slbrod ben slkzurl. Fcrlcv Fcrl cvlr lr,, _lot _lotkc kces es 0 ben ben ? cg Pu Puil il 200 200 cg td tdl l PCO, PCO, wdko wdkod d ocfp ocfpil ilfl flet et td tdl l ocestktutkcebi prcvkskce prcvkskce lbriklr oktln, twc prkeokpils prkeokpils brl fbnl oilbr, ebfliy= (2) tdbt ke tdl slkzurl cg b stcile prcplrty slbrod wbrrbet ks stkii elolssbry1 ben (0) tdbt ke kssuk kss ukej ej b slbrod slbrod wbrrbet wbrrbet tdl munjl munjl bice bicel l nl nltlr tlrfke fkels ls wdltd wdltdlr lr cr ec ectt tdlrl tdlrl ks b prc`b`il obusl. ^dl gbot tdbt b tdkej ks b ocrpus nlikotk  cg b orkfl ncls ect mustkgy kts slkzurl wktdcut b wbrrbet. 0. Bs tc crce ectBrtkoils tdly brl tc nbfbjls, pibketkggs-bppliibets liibetsktbeodcr tdlkr  oibkf gcrwdltdlr nbfbjls ?0letktiln ben 002; cg tdl Elwpibketkggs-bpp Okvki Ocnl wdlrl ks prcvknln tdbt, b plrsce wdcsl ocestktutkcebi rkjdts dbvl `lle vkcibtln cr kfpbkrln ks letktiln ttc c botubi ben fcrbi nbfbjls grcf tdl pu`iko cggkolr cr lfpicyll rlspcesk`il tdlrlgcr. Ke bnnktkce, lxlfpibry nbfbjls fby bisc `l bwbrnln. Ke tdl kestbet obsl, pibketkgg Nligke Ikf oibkfln tdbt dl purodbsln tdl fctcr ibueod grcf Mkaki ^bdb ke ocesknlrbtkce cg X?,888.88, dbvkej jkvle X0,888.88 bs bnvbeoln pbyflet1 tdbt skeol tdl slkzurl, tdl fctcr vldkoil `lobfl wcrtdilss bt tdl tkfl cg  tdl gkikej cg tdl prlslet botkce1 tdbt `lobusl cg tdl kiiljbikty cg tdl slkzurl cg tdl fctcr ibueod, dl sugglrln fcrbi nbfbjls ke tdl t dl suf cg X2,888.881 ben tdbt `lobusl cg tdl vkcibtkce cg tdlkr ocestktutkcebi rkjdts tdly wlrl ocestrbkeln tc lejbjl tdl slrvkols cg b ibwylr wdcf tdly dbvl pbkn X2,