AGCAOILII AGCAOIL
No.
VS.
L-30056,
August
GSIS
30,
1988
FACTS: The ap The appel pella lant nt Go Goe!n e!n"en "entt Se Se! !#$e #$e %ns %nsu!a u!an$ n$e e S& S&ste ste" " 'GS 'GS%S %S(( ap app!o p!oe e) ) the appl#$at#on o* the appellee +a!$elo Ag$ao#l# *o! the pu!$hase o* the house an) lot #n the GS%S ous#ng !oe$t at Nang/a, +a!#/#na, #al, 2ut sa#) appl#$at#on as su2e$t to the $on)#t#on that the latte! shoul) *o!th#th o$$up& the house. Ag$ao#l# lost no t#"e #n o$$up&#ng the house 2ut he $oul) not sta& #n #t an) ha) to leae the e!& ne4t )a& 2e$a 2e $aus use e th the e ho hous use e a as s no noth th#n #ng g "o "o!e !e th than an a sh shel ell, l, #n su su$h $h a st stat ate e th that at $# $## #l# l#e e) ) o$$upat# o$$ upat#on on as not poss poss#2le #2le:: $e# $e#l#ng l#ng,, sta# sta#!s, !s, )ou2 )ou2le le all all#ng, #ng, l#gh l#ght#ng t#ng *a$ *a$#l#t# #l#t#es, es, ate ate! ! $onne$t# $onn e$t#on, on, 2ath 2ath!oo" !oo",, to#le to#lett /#t$ /#t$hen hen,, )!a# )!a#nage nage,, e! e!e e #ne4 #ne4#ste #stent. nt. Ag$ Ag$ao#l ao#l## )#) hoe hoee! e! as/e) a ho"eless *!#en), a $e!ta#n #llanuea, to sta& #n the p!e"#ses as so"e so!t o* at$h a t$h"a "an, n, pe pen)# n)#ng ng the $o $o"p "plet let#on #on o* the $o $onst nst!u$ !u$t#o t#on n o* the hou house se.. e the the!e !ea*t a*te! e! $o"pla#ne) to the GS%S 2ut to no aa#l. Su2seuentl&, the GS%S as/e) Ag$ao#l# to pa& the "onthl& a"o!t#at#ons o* 35.56 an) othe! *ees. e pa#) the *#!st "onthl& a"o!t#at#ons an) #n$#)ental *ees, 2ut !e*use) to "a/e *u!the! pa&"ents unt#l an) unless the GS%S $o"plete) the hous#ng un#t. The!ea*te!, GS%S $an$elle) the aa!) an) !eu#!e) Ag$ao#l# Ag$ao#l# to a$ate the p!e"#se. The house an) lot as $onseuentl& $onseuentl& aa!)e) to anothe! appl#$ant. appl#$ant. Ag$ao#l# !ea$te) !ea$te) 2& #nst#tut#ng su#t #n the Cou Cou!t !t o* F#! F#!st st %ns %nstan tan$e $e o* +an +an#la #la *o! sp spe$ e$#*# #*#$ $ pe pe!*o !*o!" !"an$ an$e e an) )a )a"a "ages ges.. The u)g"ent as !en)e!e) #n *ao! o* Ag$ao Ag$ao#l#. #l#. GS%S then appeale) *!o" that u)g"ent.
%SS7: as the $an$ellat#on 2& GS%S o* the aa!) #n *ao! o* pet#t#one! Ag$ao#l# ust an) p!ope!
7L%NG: No. %t as the )ut& o* the GS%S, as selle! selle!,, to )el#e! the th#ng sol) #n a $on)#t#on su#ta2le *o! #ts eno&"ent 2& the 2u&e! * o! the pu!pose $onte"plate). The!e oul) 2e no sense to !eu#!e the aa!)ee to #""e)#atel& o$$up& an) l#e #n a shell o* a house, st!u$tu!e $ons#st#ng $ons#st#ng onl& o* *ou! * ou! alls #th open#ngs, an) a !oo*. GS%S ha) an o2l#gat#on to )el#e! to Ag$ao#l# a !easona2l& ha2#ta2le ha2#ta2le )ell#ng #n !etu!n *o! h#s un)e!ta/#ng to pa& the st#pulate) p!#$e. p!#$e. S#n$e GS%S )#) not *ul*#ll that o2l#gat#on, o2l#gat#on, an) as not #ll#ng to put the house #n ha2# ha2#ta2le ta2le state, state, #t $an $annot not #no #no/e /e Ag$ao#l#; Ag$ao#l#;s s susp suspens# ens#on on o* pa& pa&"ent "ent o* a"o!t#at#ons as $ause to $an$el the $ont!a$t 2eteen the". %t #s a4#o"at#$ that “In reciprocal obligations, neither party incurs in delay if the other does not comply in a proper manner manner with what what is incumbent incumbent upon upon him.”
