Privatization and Management Office vs. Legaspi Towers 300 Inc.

Ernest Godfrey Tejada PRIVATIZATION

AND

MANAGEMENT

OFFICE, Pettoner,

vs. LEGASPI TOWERS 300, INC., Responen!. Responen!. G.R. No. "#$%&$

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Developmentt Corporaon Corporaon owned several parcels of land along the stretch stretch of Roxas Roxas FACTS Caru Developmen Boulev Boulevar ard d !an"la !an"la## $omem $omeme e "n Decem% Decem%er er &'() &'() Caru Caru o%ta"n o%ta"ned ed a loan loan from from *+B to ,nance ,nance the construcon of a -&.storey condom"n"um along Roxas Blvd# The loan was secured %y a real estate mortgage over / parcels of land where Caru planned to erect e rect the condom"n"um# 0 1n &'(' Caru started construcng a mul.storey %u"ld"ng on the mortgaged parcels of land# 2long w"th the other appurtenances of the %u"ld"ng constructed %y Caru "t %u"lt a powerhouse 3generang set4 and two sump pumps "n the adjacent lot# 0 25er the compleon of the condom"n"um project "t was constuted pursuant to the Condom"n"um 2ct 3Repu%l"c 2ct +o# 6(-74 as the 8egasp" Towers Towers /99 1nc# 0 :owever for Caru;s fa"lure to pay "ts loan w"th *+B the laFce 3*!>4 su%stuted 2*T "n "ts appeal# CA 1r2e !-e e/son o !-e RTC# :ence the present peon# ISS4E hether or not the construcon of a generator set and - sump pumps constutes as easement of 

the property# 5ELD NO# 2n easement or serv"tude "s Ha real r"ght constuted on another;s property corporeal and

"mmova%le %y v"rtue of wh"ch the owner of the same has to a%sta"n from do"ng or to allow some%ody else to do someth"ng on h"s property for the %ene,t of another th"ng or person#H 0 2rt# 7&/# 2n easement or serv"tude "s an encum%rance "mposed upon an "mmova%le for the %ene,t of  another "mmova%le %elong"ng to a d"erent owner# The "mmova%le "n favor of wh"ch the easement "s esta%l"shed "s called the dom"nant estateI that wh"ch "s su%ject thereto the serv"ent estate# 0 There are two sources of easementsJ %y law or %y the w"ll of the owners# 2rcle 7&' of the C"v"l Code statesJ 2rt# 7&'# Easements are esta%l"shed e"ther %y law or %y the w"ll of the owners# The former are called legal and the la