Republic v. Vda de Castellvi

REPUBLIC V. Vda de CASTELLVI FACTS: Plaintif-appellant, Plaintif-appellant, the Republic ! the Philippine", #led a c$plaint !% e$inent d$ain a&ain"t de!endant-appellee, Ca%$en '. Vda. de Ca"tell(i, (e% a pa%cel ! land "ituated in the ba%%i ! San )"e, Fl%idablanca, Fl%idablanca, Pa$pan&a Pa$pan&a and a&ain"t a&ain"t de!endan de!endant-app t-appelle ellee e 'a%ia 'a%ia *ie(e" Tled +un (e% t pa%cel" ! land In "upp% "upp%tt ! the the a""i&n a""i&ned ed e%% e%%%% that that the the le% le% cu%t cu%t e%%e e%%ed d in hldin& hldin& that the ta/in& ta/in& ! the p%pe%t p%pe%tie" ie" unde% unde% e0p%p e0p%p%iat %iatin in c$$e c$$enc nced ed ith ith the the #lin& #lin& ! the the c$pl c$plain aintt in thi" thi" ca"e, ca"e, the the Republic a%&ue" that the ta/in& "huld be %ec/ned !%$ the 1ea% 2345 hen b1 (i%tue ! a "pecial lea"e a&%ee$ent beteen the Republic and appellee Ca"tell(i, the !%$e% a" &%anted the %i&ht and p%i(ile& p%i(ile&e e t bu1 bu1 the p%pe% p%pe%t1 t1 "huld "huld the le""% le""% i"h i"h t te%$inate the lea"e, and that in the e(ent ! "uch "ale, it a" "tipulated that the !ai% $a%/et (alue "huld be a" ! the ti$e !  ccupanc16 and that the pe%$anent i$p%(e$ent" a$untin& t $%e $%e than hal! a $illin $illin pe"" cn"t%ucted cn"t%ucted du%in& du%in& a pe%id pe%id !  tel(e 1ea%" n the land, "ub7ect ! e0p%p%iatin, e%e indicati(e ! an a&%eed patte%n ! pe%$anenc1 and "tabilit1 ! ccupanc1 b1 the Philippine Ai% F%ce in the inte%e"t ! natinal Secu%it1. Be!%e the e0pi%atin ! the cnt%act ! lea"e n )une 89, 23; the Republic "u&ht t %ene the "a$e but Ca"tell(i %e!u"ed. , 235, de$andin& the deli(e%1 and %etu%n %etu%n ! the p%pe%t1 ithin ne $nth !%$ "aid date. ?n )anua%1 89, 235, 235, Lieuten Lieutenant ant +ene%al +ene%al Al!n" A%ellan A%ellan, , Chie! Chie! ! Staf, Staf, an"e%ed the lette% ! Ca"tell(i, "a1in& that it a" di@cult !% the a%$1 t (acate the p%e$i"e" in (ie ! the pe%$anent in"tallatin" in"tallatin" and the% !acilitie" %th al$"t P99,999.99 that e%e e%ected

and al%ead1 e"tabli"hed n the p%pe%t1, and that, the%e bein& n the% the% %ecu %ecu%"e %"e,, the the ac=ui ac=ui"it "itin in ! the the p%pe p%pe%t %t1 1 b1 $ean" $ean" !  e0p%p%iatin p%ceedin&" uld be %ec$$ended t the P%e"ident. e!endant Ca"tell(i then b%u&ht "uit in the Cu%t ! Fi%"t In"tance ! Pa$pan&a, in Ci(il Ca"e *. 24, t e7ect the Philippine Ai% F%ce !%$ the land.