Arambulo v. v. Nolasco Nolasco G.R. No. 189420 March 26, 2014 Ponente: Pere !acts: 1" Pet#t#oners Raul $. Arambulo an% &eres#ta A. 'ela (ru, alon) *#th the#r mother Ros#ta vda. 'e Arambulo, an% s#bl#n)s Pr#mo $. Arambulo, Ma. +orena A. +oe, Ana Mar#a $. Arambulo, Arambulo, Ma-#m#ano $. Arambulo, ul#o $. Arambulo an% /ra#%a Arambulo Nolasco are coo*ners o a 2s3.m. +an% #n &on%o, Man#la. 2" hen the#r mother %#e%, she *as succee%e% b5 her husban%, Genero Nolasco an% the#r ch#l%ren. " n anuar5 8, 1999, et#t#oners #le% a et#t#on or rel#e alle)#n) that all coo*ners, e-cet or Nolasco, have author#e% to sell the#r resect#ve shares to the roert#es, sa5#n) that #n the (#v#l (o%e, # one or more coo*ners shall *#thhol% the#r consent to the alterat#ons #n the th#n) o*ne% #n common, the courts ma5 aor% a%e3uate rel#e. 4" Reson%ents sou)ht the %#sm#ssal o the et#t#on or be#n) remature. Reson%ents averre% that the5 *ere not a*are o the #ntent#on o et#t#oners to sell the roert#es the5 co7o*ne% because the5 *ere not calle% to art#c#ate #n an5 ne)ot#at#ons re)ar%#n) the %#sos#t#on o the roert5. " R&( rule% #n avor o the et#t#oners an% or%ere% reson%ents to )#ve the#r consent to sale. Reson%ents #le% a not#ce o aeal to the (A. (A. (A reverse% reverse% the R&( /;: N reson%ents, as co7o*ners, can be comelle% b5 the court to )#ve the#r consent to the sale o the#r shares #n the co7o*ne% roert#es< =;+': N R;AN/NG: Art#cle 49 %#ctates that each one o the art#es here#n as co7o*ners *#th ull o*nersh# o the#r arts can sell the#r ull5 o*ne% art. &he sale b5 the et#t#oners o the#r arts shall not aect the ull o*nersh# b5 the reson%ents o the art that belon)s to them. &he#r art *h#ch et#t#oners *#ll sell shall be that *h#ch ma5 be aort#one% to them #n the %#v#s#on uon the term#nat#on o the co7o*nersh#. #th the ull o*nersh# o the reson%ents rema#n#n) unaecte% b5 et#t#oners> sale o the#r arts, the nature o the roert5, as co7o*ne%, l#?e*#se l#?e*#se sta5s. #nce a co7o*ner #s ent#tle% to sell h#s un%#v#%e% share, a sale o the ent#re roert5 b5 one co7o*ner *#thout the consent o the other co7o*ners #s not null an% vo#%. =o*ever, onl5 the r#)hts r#)hts o the co7o*ner7sell co7o*ner7seller er are transerre%, transerre%, thereb5 ma?#n) the bu5er a co7o*ner co7o*ner o the roert5.&o be a co7o*ner o a roert5 %oes not mean that one #s %er#ve% o ever5 reco)n#t#on o the %#sosal o the th#n), o the ree use o h#s r#)ht *#th#n the c#rcumstant#al con%#t#ons o such @u%#c#al status, nor #s #t necessar5, necessar5, or the use an% en@o5ment, or the r#)ht o ree ree %#sosal, that the rev#ous consent o all the #ntereste% art#es be obta#ne%. Pet#t# Pet#t#one oners rs *ho *ho ro@ec ro@ectt themse themselv lves es as re@u% re@u%#ce #ce% % co7o*n co7o*ners ers ma5 br#n) br#n) a su#t su#t or art#t#on, *h#ch #s one o the mo%es o e-t#n)u#sh#n) co7o*nersh#. Art#cle 494 o the (#v#l (o%e rov#%es that no co7o*ner shall be obl#)e% to rema#n #n the co7o*nersh#, an% that each co7 o*ner ma5 %eman% at an5 t#me art#t#on o the th#n) o*ne% #n common #nsoar as h#s share #s concerne%. (orollar5 to th#s rule, Art#cle 498 o the (#v#l (o%e states that *henever the th#n) #s essent#all5 #n%#v#s#ble an% the co7o*ners cannot a)ree that #t be allotte% to one o them *ho shall #n%emn#5 the others, #t shall be sol% an% #ts rocee%s accor%#n)l5 %#str#bute%. &h#s #s resorte% to a" *hen the r#)ht to art#t#on the roert5 #s #nvo?e% b5 an5 o the co7o*ners but because o the nature o the roert5, #t cannot be sub%#v#%e% or #ts sub%#v#s#on *oul% re@u%#ce the #nterests o the co7o*ners, an% b" the co7o*ners are not #n a)reement as to *ho amon) them shall be allotte% or ass#)ne% the ent#re roert5 uon roer re#mbursement o the co7o*ners.&h#s #s the result obv#ousl5 a#me% at b5 et#t#oners at the outset. As alrea%5 sho*n, th#s cannot be %one *h#le the co7o*nersh# e-#sts.
