15. Soliva vs. Intestate Estate of Villalba Digest - Copy

Petitioner: DESAMPARADOS M. SOLIVA 15 Respondent: The INTESTATE ESTATE of MARCELO M. VILLALBA nd VALENTA BALIC!A VILLALBA ".R. No. 15#$1% De&e'(er )* +$$, -ACTS: 1. On M/ 5* 5* 10)+* 10)+* Petition Petitioner er Soi2 Soi2 fied fied  &o'pin &o'pintt for re&o2er/ re&o2er/ of o3ner o3nership ship** possessio possession n nd d'4e d'4es s 4inst Respondent Respondent Vent Vent Vi( e4in4 tht she is the o3ner of  pr&e of 4ri&tr 4ri&tr nd o&&pied (/ the respondent. +. On 6n 6n r/ r/ #* 107 1077* 7* the the te te Cpt Cpt.. Mr&e Mr&eo o Vi Vi( (  s8ed s8ed her her per' per'iss ission ion to to o&&p o&&p/ / her her hose hose on on sid sid nd* pro'ised to (/ the hose nd ot pon re&eipt of his 'one/ fro' Mni nd 42e her P7$$.$$ for the o&&ption of the hose9 ,. tht tht Cpt. Cpt. Vi Vi( (  died died in 10%) 10%) 3ith 3itho ott h2in4 h2in4 pi pid d the &on &onsid sider ertio tion n for for the ho hose se nd nd ot9 ot9 nd tht tht fter the deth of Cpt. Vi(* his 3ido3* Respondent Vent refsed to 2&te the hose nd ot despite de'nds* destro/ed the hose thereon nd &onstr&ted  ne3 one. #. The The &ort &ort rend render ered ed d4 d4'e 'ent nt rest restor orin in4 4 to petit petitio ione nerr her her ri4ht ri4ht of o3ne o3ners rshi hip p nd poss posses essi sion on of the the propert/ 5. The The CA rend render ered ed d4 d4'e 'ent nt dis' dis'is issi sin4 n4 the the &o'p &o'pi int nt hd hd (rre (rred d her &ti &tion on to re&o2 re&o2er er the the disp dispte ted d propert/ fro' the Vi(s. 7.

;en&e this petition.

ISS!E: ;ELD: 1

?es* (e& (e&se se to o3 o3 s&h s&h &tion &tion 3od 3od (e ine@it ine@it(e (e nd nd ns nstt to the the defen defendn dnt. t.

+. One One of the the essen essenti ti ee'e ee'ents nts of of &he &hes s is tht tht the the De/ De/ (/ (/ the &o'p &o'pin innt nt in sse sserti rtin4 n4 his his ri4ht ri4ht fte fter  r  he hs hd 8no3ed4e of the defendnts &ond&t nd fter he hs hd n opportnit/ to se9 ,. The The Petit etitio ione nerr &o'p &o'pi ied ed 3ith 3ith her her o(i o(i4 4ti tion on to dei dei2e 2err the the prop proper ert/ t/ in 1077 1077.. ;o3e2er* respondents hs(nd fied to &o'p/ 3ith his re&ipro& o(i4tion to p/* 3hen the 'one/ he hd (een e=pe&tin4 fro' Mni ne2er 'teriied. +5 ;e so fied to '8e frther inst'ents fter M/ 1,* 1077. +7 #. As er er/ / s 1077 1077** theref therefore ore** petit petitio ione nerr re red/ d/ hd hd the ri4ht ri4ht to &o'p &o'pe e p/' p/'en entt or to s8 s8 for for res&is res&issio sion* n* prsnt to Arti&e 1170 of the Ci2i Code* 3hi&h reds: 5. Tht Tht thos those e o(i4 o(i4ed ed to dei dei2e 2err or to do so'e so'eth thin in4 4 in&r in&r in de de/ / fro' fro' the ti'e ti'e the the o(i4 o(i4ee ee di di&i &i / / or  e=tr di&i/ de'nds fro' the' the ffi'ent of their o(i4tion. 7. In re&i re&ipr pro& o&  o(i o(i4 4ti tion ons* s* neit neithe herr prt/ prt/ in& in&rs rs in de de/ / if the oth other er does does not not &o'p &o'p/ / or is not not red/ red/ to &o'p/ in  proper 'nner 3ith 3ht is in&'(ent pon hi'. -ro' the 'o'ent one of the prties ffis his o(i4tion* de/ (/ the other (e4ins. %. None Nonethe thee ess* ss* petit petitio ione nerr fied fied to se se for for &oe& &oe&tio tion n or res&is res&issio sion. n. De De to insf insffi& fi&ie ien&/ n&/ of of e2ide e2iden& n&e* e* the the o3er &orts (rshed side her ssertions tht she hd 2ied hersef of e=trdi&i re'edies to &oe&t the (n&e or to ser2e n e=trdi&i de'nd on Vi(* prior to her e4 &tion in 10)+. ). Me Men3hi n3hie e** resp respon onde dent nt hd hd spen spentt  &ons &onsid ider er( (e e s' s' in reno reno2 2ti tin4 n4 the the hos hose e nd nd intr intro od&i d&in4 n4 +% i'pro2e'ents on the pre'ises. 0.

In 2ie3 2ie3 the thereo reof* f* the the ppe ppe te te &ort &ort pt pt/ / re red d tht tht petiti petition oners ers & &i' i' 3s 3s re red/ d/ (rre (rred d (/ &h &hes es..

1$. 1$. it 'st 'st (e stresse stressed d tht tht ni8e ni8e pres pres&ri &ript ption ion** &hes &hes is not &on& &on&ern erned ed 'ere 'ere/ / 3ith the the f&t of de/ de/** (t e2en 'ore 3ith the effe&t of nreson(e de/ There 3s de/ (t it 3s (rred (/ &hes. 11. <;ERE <;ERE-OR -ORE* E* the Petit Petition ion is prt prt/ / "RANTE "RANTED. D. The The De&isio De&ision n of the Cort Cort of App Appe es s is A--IR A--IRME MED* D* 3ith the MODI-ICATION MODI-ICATION tht respondent is ordered to p/ the (n&e of the pr&hse pri&e of P1*+5$ ps 7 per&ent interest per nn'* fro' M/ 5* 10)+ nti the finit/ of this d4'ent. Therefter* interest of 1+

per&ent per /er sh then (e i'posed on tht 'ont pon the finit/ of this De&ision nti the p/'ent thereof. No &osts.

The foo3in4 re the essenti ee'ents of &hes: 1 Cond&t on the prt of the defendnt tht 42e rise to the sittion &o'pined &o'pined of9 or the &ond&t of nother 3hi&h the defendnt &i's 42e rise to the s'e9 + De/ (/ the &o'pinnt in ssertin4 his ri4ht fter he hs hd 8no3ed4e of the defendnts &ond&t nd fter he hs hd n opportnit/ to se9 , L&8 of 8no3ed4e (/ or noti&e to the defendnt tht the &o'pinnt 3i ssert the ri4ht on 3hi&h he (ses his sit9 nd # Inr/ or predi&e to the defendnt in the e2ent reief is &&orded to the &o'pinnt.

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