BELLE CORP vs. ERLINDA DE LEON, et. Al (CASE DIGEST) FACTS: Plaintiffs-appellants herein respondents Erlinda Banks, Rhodora Tiatco, Betty Torres, Gregorio De Leon, Alberto De Leon, Eufronio De Leon, r! and defendant-appellee "elia Alle#e $ere se%en of the eight children of the late spouses Eufronio and osefa De Leon, $hile plaintiff &aria &aria Eli'a De Grano also one of herein respondents respondents $as the daughter and sole heir of the late Angeli Angelina na De Leon-De Leon-De Grano, Grano, the eighth eighth child! child! Defenda Defendantnt-app appell ellee ee Alfre Alfredo do Alle# Alle#ee $as the husband husband of "elia De Leon-Alle#e Leon-Alle#e (both hereinafter hereinafter referred referred to as )P*+)E) )P*+)E) ALLEE, ALLEE, both of $ho $ere the principal stockholders and officers of defendant-appellee "elfred Properties .orporation ("EL/RED! The disputed property $as a 01!23 hectare parcel of unregistered land originally belonging to the late spouses Eufronio and osefa! *n /ebruary 3, 0343, a Deed of Absolu Absolute te )ale )ale (0343 (0343 DEED DEED $as e5ecute e5ecuted d bet$ee bet$een n the LAT LATE )P*+)E )P*+)E) ) and "EL/RE "EL/RED, D, repres represent ented ed therei therein n by "elia, "elia, $herein $herein o$ners o$nership hip of the proper property ty $as con%ey con%eyed ed to "elia "elia for P 67,777!77 67,777!77 and $as thereafter thereafter registered registered $ith the Register Register of Deeds! Deeds! 8erein 8erein petitioner petitioner BELLE, on one hand, and "EL/RED and )P*+)E) ALLEE on the other e5ecuted a .ontract to )ell co%ering the disputed property! Deed of Absolute )ale (0339 DEED $as e5ecuted on une 2:, 0339 bet$een BELLE and "EL/RED $herein the latter transferred o$nership of the disputed property to the forer! &ean$hile, on anuary 03, 0339, respondents filed a .oplaint for ;Annulent of Deed of )ale, Recon%eyance of Property $ith Prayer for & on>&oti otion on to adit adit their their Aend Aended ed .opla .oplaint int and at the sae sae tie, tie, the RT. RT. adit aditted ted the Aend Aended ed .opla .oplaint int of the plaint plaintiff iffs-a s-appel ppellan lants ts!! BELLE BELLE filed filed a ;&oti ;&otion on for Reconsideration or to Disiss the Aended .oplaint; $herein it alleged that the Aended .oplaint still stated no cause of action! RT. reconsidered its *rder and lifted the disissal against against BELLE! BELLE! Aggrie%ed Aggrie%ed by the *rder of the RT., RT., respondents respondents filed an appeal $ith the .A! .A, re%ersed and set aside RT. order! 8ence, this petition for re%ie$ on certiorari! ISSUE: =*" cause of action e5ists to $arrant the right of herein respondents to sue against BELLE!
eleents of a cause of action are (0 a right in fa%or of the plaintiff plaintiff by RULING? The essential eleents $hate%er eans and under $hate%er la$ it arises or is created@ (2 an obligation on the part of the naed defendant to respect or not to %iolate such right@ and (1 an act or oission on the part of such defendant in %iolation of the right of the plaintiff or constituting a breach of the obligation of the defendant to the plaintiff for $hich the latter ay aintain an action for reco%ery reco%ery of daages or other appropriate appropriate relief! relief!
cause of action at the outset@ this $ill ha%e to be done at the trial on the erits of the case!
