Nacar vs. Nistal - Case Digest

Assigned Case Digest submitted by CHRISTOPHER G. HALNIN

Assignment No. 10  Item no. 1!

NACAR vs. NISTAL

G.R. No. L-33006 December 8, 1982

"ACTS#

Sometime in the year 1968 etitioner!s ste"ather, #sabe$o Nacar, inc%rre& an in&ebte&ness 'ith the reson&ent in the amo%nt (2,)91.00. Desite reeate& &eman&s by the reson&ent, #sabe$o 'as not ab$e to ay. *h%s, romtin+ the reson&ent to "i$e a civi$ action "or the co$$ection o"  money a+ainst #sabe$o. #n the year 19)0, #sabe$o &ie&. Reson&ent then "i$e& a com$aint in ivi$ ase an& entit$e& it $aim +ainst the /state Nicanor Nacar the Late #sabe$o Nacar ith (re$iminary ttachment.

(etitioner "i$e& a motion to &ismiss, to &isso$ve 'rit o" re$iminary attachment, an& to or&er the ret%rn o" the carabaos. #n his motion to &ismiss, the etitioner raise& the iss%e o" $ac o"   %ris&iction an& absence o" a ca%se ca% se o" action. r. Nacar averre& that the in&ebte&ness mentione& in the com$aint 'as a$$e+e& to have been inc%rre& by the $ate #sabe$o Nacar an& not by Nicanor   Nacar. *here *here 'as, there"ore, no ca%se o" action a+ainst him.

(rivat (rivatee reson& reson&ent ent 4ait 4aitana ana "i$e& "i$e& an oosit oosition ion to this this motion motion 'hi$e 'hi$e interv intervenor enor ntonio ntonio Do$oricon "i$e& a com$aint in intervention assertin+ that he 'as the o'ner o" the attache& carabaos an& that the certi"icates o" o'nershi o" $ar+e catt$e 'ere in his name.

*he reson&ent 4%&+e &enie& the motion to &ismiss romtin+ r. Nacar to come to the S%reme o%rt.

ISS$E#

hether or not a com$aint a+ainst an heir o" a &ece&ent, 'ho inc%rre& in&ebte&ness, is the correct action "or the co$$ection o" money5

HELD#

*he o%rt he$& in the ne+ative. n&er the circ%mstances o" this case, reson&ent 4aitana has no ca%se o" action a+ainst etitioner Nacar. *he o%rt sai& that, a %ause o& a%tion  is an act or  omission o" one arty in vio$ation o" the $e+a$ ri+ht o" the other. #ts essentia$ e$ements are, name$y7 1 the e:istence o" a $e+a$ ri+ht in the $ainti"", 2 a corre$ative $e+a$ &%ty in the &e"en&ant, an& 3 an act or omission o" the &e"en&ant in vio$ation o" $ainti"";s ri+ht 'ith conse