336 Hernandez v. CA, 160 SCRA 821

Benitez, Cesar Marc T. Unenforceable Contracts Case # 336 Hernandez vs. Court of Appeals  No. L-41132, 160 C!" 21 , "$ril 2%, 1& Facts:

'n 1&(&, )r. *arcia a$$lie+ for te reistration in is nae of Lots 1-", 1-B, an+ 2 of /lan /s-1%4210 in an ionisio, /aranae. Te $ro$ert a+oine+ tat of 5ernan+ez, an+  bot $ro$erties ere once one+ b an Bena7entra. " bon+ar +i7i+in te $ro$erties as set b ca+astral sr7eors fro te Brea of Lan+s tro lain +on official onents. Te onents ere set alon a line ic te lan+oners $re7iosl aree+ $on as te correct bon+ar beteen te $ro$erties. 5ernan+ez +i+ not o$$ose te a$$lication lea7in te eirs of "n+res Bena7entra as te onl o$$ositors. 5ernan+ez learne+ of an anoal of te a$$lication en te cort or+ere+ te reistration of te lots in )r. *arcia8s *arcia8s nae. 5ernan+ez file+ a $etition for re7ie of te +ecree  bt te $etition as +isisse+ on te ron+s of $reatrit since since a ne trial as or+ere+ $on otion of te eirs-o$$ositors. Te Cort of )irst 'nstance rle+ tat *arcia is te oner of Lots 1-" an+ 2 ile te eirs-o$$ositors as oners of Lot 1-B. Te Cort of "$$eals rle+ tat )r. *arcia is te absolte oner b acisiti7e ac isiti7e $rescri$tion. 5ernan+ez re-file+ is $etition for te o$enin o f te +ecree. Te a$$lication as irrelar becase it +isrear+e+ te e9istin Brea of Lan+ s onents +esinatin bon+aries ic as $re7iosl aree+ $on. 5e as isle+ to belie7e tat no encroacent as a+e b )r. *arcia. Trial Cort an+ Cort of "$$eals +isisse+ te $etition. Un+er te tatte of of )ra+s, te areeent rear+in te bon+aries is nforceable becase it as not re+ce+ to ritin. 5ence, tis $etition. Issue:

:eter or not 5ernan+ez is entitle+ to te relief sot. Ruling:

Te a$$eale+ +ecision of te Cort of "$$eals as re7erse+ an+ set asi+e an+ anoter one entere+, or+erin te !eister of ee+s of !izal to reister te 220 sare eters in estion in fa7or of $etitioner ;ictorino ;ictorino 5ernan+ez< an+ to cancel =riinal Certificate of Title  No. 664 an+ isse a ne one in fa7or of te $ri7ate res$on+ents e9cl+in sai+ 220-sareeter area belonin to te $etitioner. No $rononceent as to cost.

Ratio:

>es. Te tatte of )ra+s fin+s no a$$lication to tis case. Not e7er areeent ?affectin lan+? st be $t in ritin to attain enforceabilit. Un+er te tatte of )ra+s, "rticle 1403@2A @eA of te Ci7il Co+e, sc foralit is onl reire+ of contracts in7ol7in leases for loner tan one ear, or for te sale of real $ro$ert or of an interest terein. 5ernan+ezs testion is ts a+issible to establis is areeent it )r. *arcia as to te  bon+ar of teir estates. 't is also to be note+ tat te $resence of 5ernan+ezs tenants on te lan+ itin is si+e of te bor+er, ere tis to be recone+ fro te ?oones,? frter bttresses is clai. Te foreoin consi+erations +eonstrate ore tan a+ea tel tat te inclsion of te 220-sare-eter area in te =riinal Certificate of Title No. 664 of te !eister of ee+s of !izal is nll an+ 7oi+.