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LAND TITLE CASES DALION vs CA  Topic:  Topic: Mode of Acquisitio Acquisitio  !acts: SEG"NDO DALION AND EPI!ANIA SA#ESA$E% DALION &"PE&TO SA#ESA$E' $& A pa(ce) of )ad )ocated at Pa*a+a' Sogod' Sout,e( Le*te +as dec)a(ed i t,e a-e of Segudo Da)io. O Ma* /0' 123' Sa4esa5e sued to (ecove( o+e(s,ip of a pa(ce) of )ad' 4ased o a p(ivate docu-et of a4so)ute sa)e' dated $u)* 1' 167' a))eged)* e8ecuted 4* Da)io' +,o' ,o+eve( deied t,e fact of sa)e' cotedig t,at t,e docu-et sued upo is 9ctitious' ,is sigatu(e t,e(eo' a fo(ge(*' ad t,at su45ect )ad is co5uga) p(ope(t*' +,ic, ,e ad ,is +ife acqui(ed i 16 f(o- Satu(ia Sa4esa5e.  T,e spouses spouses deied c)ai-s c)ai-s of Sa4esa5e Sa4esa5e t,at afte( e8ecutig a deed of sa)e ove( t,e pa(ce) of )ad' t,e* ,ad p)eaded +it, Sa4esa5e' t,ei( (e)ative' to 4e a))o+ed to ad-iiste( t,e )ad 4ecause Da)io did ot ,ave a* -eas of )ive)i,ood. Da)io oet,e)ess sti)) i-pugs t,e va)idit* of t,e sa)e o t,e g(oud t,at t,e sa-e is embodied in a private document, and did not thus convey title or right to the lot in question since "acts and contracts which have for their object the creation ' t(as-issio' t(as-issio' -odi9catio o( e8tictio of (ea) (ig,ts ove( i--ova4)e p(ope(t* -ust appea( i a pu4)ic ist(u-et; 0' NCC' +,e t,e sa)e is -ade t,(oug, a pu4)ic ist(u-et' t,e e8ecutio t,e(eof is equiva)et to t,e de)ive(* of t,e t,ig. De)ive(* -a* eit,e( 4e actua) 6. Said sectio 30 p(ovides t,at: ;Eve(* dec(ee of (egist(atio s,a)) 4id t,e )ad ad quite t,e tit)e t,e(eto' su45ect o)* to t,e e8ceptios stated i t,e fo))o+ig sectio. It s,a)) 4e coc)usive upo ad agaist a)) pe(sos' ic)udig t,e Isu)a( Gove(-et' ad a)) t,e 4(ac,es t,e(eof' +,et,e( -etioed 4* a-e i t,e app)icatio' otice o( citatios' o( ic)uded i t,e gee(a) desc(iptio To a)) +,o- it -a* coce(.;  T,e(e is a fu(t,e( ad ve(* st(og iti-atio i t,e )a+ t,at pe(soa) otice is ot a4so)ute)* a p(e(equisite to t,e va)idit* of tit)e ude( t,e To((es s*ste-. Sectio 3/ 6= p(ovides t,at: ;T,e cou(t s,a))' so fa( as it dee-s it possi4)e' (equi(e p(oof of actua) otice to a)) t,e ad5oiig o+e(s ad to a)) pe(sos +,o appea( to ,ave a ite(est i o( c)ai- to t,e )ad ic)uded i t,e app)icatio.; It +i)) 4e oted a)so t,at t,e petitioe( i (egist(atio cases is ot 4* )a+ (equi(ed to give a* otice to a* pe(so. T,e )a+ (equi(es t,e c)e( of t,e cou(t to give t,e otices. 6.=

Sectio 37 of Act No. >6 p(ovides: ;If o pe(so appea(s ad as+e( +it,i t,e ti-e a))o+ed' t,e cou(t -a* at oce' upo -otio of t,e app)icat' o (easo to t,e cot(a(* appea(ig' o(de( a gee(a) defau)t to 4e (eco(ded ad t,e app)icatio < petitio= 4e tae fo( cofessed.

 TE &EMED i case of !AIL"&E 4* t,e CO"&T to co-p)* %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%  T,at 4eig t(ue' upo +,at t,eo(* -a* t,e app)icat 4e su45ected to ,a(ass-et o( de)a* o( additioa) e8pese' 4ecause so-e pe(so c)ai-s t,at ,e did ot (eceive actua) pe(soa) otice

#* t,e desc(iptio i t,e otice. ; To all whom it may concern," all the world are made parties defendant and shall be concluded by the default and order(  T,e

Sectio 11 ad 1/ 6= see- to cotai a (e-ed* fo( pe(sos +,o ,ave su?e(ed da-ages fo( t,e fai)u(e o t,e pa(t

of cou(t oJcia)s to co-p)* +it, t,e )a+. .= is (e-ed* is ot to ,ave t,e (egist(atio ad ce(ti9cate au))ed' u)ess ,e co-es +it,i t,e p(ovisios of sectio 30' ad eve t,e ,e is +it,out a (e-ed* agaist t,e app)icat u)ess ,e ca s,o+' +it,i a pe(iod of oe *ea( afte( t,e dec(ee of (egist(atio ad t,e g(atig of t,e ce(ti9cate' at ,e ,as 4ee ;dep(ived of )ad o( a* estate o( ite(est t,e(ei'; 4* f(aud' ad ot eve t,e' if a ;iocet pu(c,ase( fo( t,e va)ue ,as acqui(ed ad ite(est.; F,i)e t,e To((es Lad La+ is a )a+ of -ode( ti-es' is ,as 4ee adopted i -a* States ad its p(ovisios ,ave 4ee attaced at a)-ost eve(* poit. T,e (equi(e-et (e)atig to otices ,as 4ee a f(uitfu) sou(ce of )itigatio. T,e costitutioa)it* of t,e )a+ ,as 4ee attaced -a* ti-es' 4ecause of t,e p(ovisio of said )a+ (e)atig to otices.  T,is is ot t,e 9(st ti-e t,at t,e questio ,as 4ee p(eseted to t,is cou(t. T,e sa-e questio +as p(eseted to t,is cou(t i t,e case of G(e* A)4a vs. De )a C(u 3 ,ecta(es.  TI#"&CIO' p)aiti?s 9)ed a actio 4efo(e t,e Cou(t of !i(st Istace of ueo Cit* a))egig t,at fo( -a* *ea(s p(io( to Ma(c, /7' 1022 ad up to t,e p(eset a= t,e* ad t,ei( acesto(s6/ +as issued i its favo(.  T,e(e is ot,ig i t,e co-p)ait to s,o+ t,at +,e it acqui(ed t,e p(ope(t* said defedat e+ of a* defect i t,e tit)e appea(ig o its face i t,e fo(- of a* )ie o( ecu-4(ace. Said defedats a(e t,e(efo(e' p(esu-ed to 4e pu(c,ase(s fo( va)ue ad i good fait, ad as suc, a(e etit)ed to p(otectio ude( t,e )a+.  T,e fo(egoig 9ds suppo(t i t,e fo))o+ig +e))%sett)ed p(icip)e: ;A pe(so dea)ig +it, (egiste(ed )ad is ot (equi(ed to go 4e,id t,e (egiste( to dete(-ie t,e coditio of t,e p(ope(t*. e is o)* c,a(ged +it, otice of t,e 4u(des o t,e p(ope(t* +,ic, a(e oted o t,e face of t,e (egiste( o( t,e ce(ti9cate of tit)e. To (equi(e ,i- to do -o(e is to defeat oe of t,e p(i-a(* o45ects of t,e To((es S*ste-.; It appea(s' ,o+eve(' t,at t,e )ad i questio ,as 4ee p)aced ude( t,e ope(atio of t,e To((es s*ste- sice 11> +,e it ,as 4ee o(igia))* (egiste(ed i t,e a-e of defedats p(edecesso(%i%ite(est. It is t,e(efo(e' c)ea( t,at t,e )ad i questio ,as 4ee (egiste(ed i t,e a-e of defedats p(edecesso(%i%ite(s sice 11> ude( t,e To((es s*ste- ad t,at ot+it,stadig +,at t,e* o+ c)ai- t,at t,e o(igia) tit)e lacked the essential

requirements prescribed by law for their validity, t,e* ,ave eve( tae a* step to u))if* said tit)e uti) 172 +,e t,e* istituted t,e p(eset actio. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% I ot,e( +o(ds' t,e* a))o+ed a pe(iod of >3 *ea(s 4efo(e t,e* +oe up to ivoe +,at t,e* o+ c)ai- to 4e e((oeous +,e t,e cou(t dec(eed i 11> t,e (egist(atio of t,e )ad i t,e a-e of defedats p(edecesso(% i%ite(est. . T,e* fai)ed to do so uti) 10 *ea(s afte(+a(ds' ad t,ei( actio ad t,e sa-e ,avig

(e-aied upaid' T&# istituted e8t(a%  5udicia) fo(ec)osu(e p(oceedigs upo t,e -o(tgaged p(ope(t*.  To p(evet t,e p(ope(t*s sa)e 4* pu4)ic auctio' t,e Capa*s' o Septe-4e( //' 166' 9)ed a petitio fo( p(o,i4itio a))egig t,at t,e -o(tgage +as void sice t,e* did ot (eceive t,e p(oceeds of t,e )oa. T,e t(ia) cou(t iitia))* g(ated t,e Capa*s p(a*e(.T,e* ete(ed i t,e Da* #oo' a otice )is pedes as +e)) as i t,e Capa*s ce(ti9cate of tit)e. I5uctio +as )ifted' fo(ec)osu(e +as a))o+ed. Octo4e( 12' 160' t,e p(ope(t* +as so)d to T&# +,ic, +as t,e ,ig,est 4idde( at t,e auctio sa)e. A s,e(i? ce(ti9cate of sa)e +as issued i its a-e o t,e sa-e da*. T,e otice of )is pedes' ,o+eve(' +as ot ca((ied ove( i t,e ce(ti9cate of tit)e issued i t,e a-e of T&#. Capa*s p(a*ed fo( t,e (ecove(* of t,e P(ope(t*. F,i)e t,e case +as pedig i t,e Cou(t of Appea)s' T&# o Ma(c, 12' 10/ so)d t,e )ad to E-e)ita Satiago i +,ose a-e a e+ ce(ti9cate of tit)e' TCT No. 3322>'B3 +as issued' a)so' +it,out a* otice of )is pedes aotated t,e(eo. Satiago i tu( divided t,e )ad ito si8  A)cata(a ad ,is co% o+e(s deve)oped t,e p(ope(t* ad t,e(eafte( so)d t,e si8