Island Sales vs United Pioneers 65 SCRA 554

Isla Islan nd Sale Sales s v. Unit United ed 65

incr increa eas se

Cond Condon onat atio ion n

pro pro

plai lainti* nti*

to

pres presen entt

its

rendered the decision appealed from. by

cred credit itor or

of 

share in partnership debt of one partner does not

the the

e+idence e,=parte & after )hich the trial cort

SCRA 554 DOCTRINE:

atho thorri
rata liabi iabili litty

of

other ther

partners.

 The defendants :en;amin C. Daco and Noel C. Sim Sim mo+e mo+ed d to recon econsi side derr the the deci decisi sion on claimin' that since there are 7+e (?% 'eneral partners& the ;oint and sbsidiary liability of 

FACTS:

each partner shold note,ceed one=7fth (0@?%

 The defendant company ( UNITED PIONEERS

of the obli'ations of the defendant company.

ENER!" CONSTRUCTION CO#P!N$ ET .!" %&

:t the trial trial cort cort denied denied the said motion motion

a 'eneral partnership dly re'istered nder

not) not)it iths hsta tand ndin in' '

the la)s of the Philippines& prchased from

plainti* to limit the liability of the defendants

thepl theplain ainti* ti* ( IS"!ND IS"!ND S!"ES& S!"ES& INC% a motor motor

Daco and Sim to only one=7fth (0@? % of the

+ehi +ehicl cle e on inst instal allm lmen entt basi basis s and and for for this this

obli'ations of the defendant company.8ence&

prp prpos ose e

this appeal.

e,ec e,ect ted ed

apr apromis omisso sory ry

note note

for for

the the

conf confor ormi mity ty

of

the the

P-& P&/ /./ .//& /& paya payabl ble e in t)el t)el+e +e (01% (01% e2a e2all monthl monthly y instal installme lments nts of P345.5 P345.56& 6& the 7rst 7rst

ISSUE:

instal installme lment nt payabl payable e on or befor before e #ay 11&

partnerAs share in the debts of the company

0-50 and the sbse2ent installments on the

increases the remainin' partnersA liabilityB

  >hether the condonation of a

11nd 11nd day day of e+ery e+ery month month there thereaf after ter&& ntil ntil flly paid& )ith the condition that failre to

RULING:

pay any of said installments asthey fall de

No. In the instant case& there )ere 7+e (?%

)ol )old d rende enderr the the )hol )hole e npa npaid id bala balanc nce e

'eneral partners )hen the promissory note

immediately de and demandable.

in 2estion )as e,ected for and in behalf of  the the part partne ners rshi hip. p. Sinc Since e the the liab liabil ilit ity y of the the

 8a+in' failed to recei+e the installment de

part partne ners rs is pro pro rata rata&& the the liab liabil ilit ity y of the the

on 9ly 9ly 11 11&& 00-50 50&& the the plai plaint nti* i* s sed ed the the

appellant :en;amin C. Daco shall be limited

defendant company for the npaid balance

to only one=7fth ( 0@ ? % of the obli'ations of 

amontin' to P3&00-./3. :en;amin C. Daco&

the defend defendant ant compan company y. The fact fact that that the

Daniel !. i
complaint a'ainst the defendant Romlo :.

"mai'& and !'sto Palisoc )ere inclded

"mai' )as dismissed& pon motion of the

as co=defendants in their capacity as 'eneral

plainti*& does not nmae the said "mai'

partners of the defendant company.

as a 'en 'enera eral comp compa any.

partn artner er in

the the

defen efend dant ant

In so mo+i mo+in' n' to dismi ismis ss

the

Daniel !. i
compla complain int& t& the plaint plainti* i* merely merely condo condoned ned

)as )as

"mai's indi+idal indi+idal liability to the plainti*.

cons conse2 e2e ent ntly ly

decl declar ared ed

in

defa defal lt. t.

Sbse2ently& on motion of the plainti*& the comp compla lain intt )as )as dism dismis isse sed d inso insofa farr as the the

RATIO RATIO:: Articl Article e !6 !6 "# t$e Civil Civil C"de C"de

defendant Romlo :. "mai' is concerned.

pro+ides

>hen the case )as called for hearin'& the

%All &artners incl'din( ind'strial "nes)

defe defend ndan ants ts and and thei theirr con conse sels ls fail failed ed to

s$al s$alll *e lia* lia*le le &r" &r" rata rata +it$ +it$ all all t$ei t$eir  r 

appear not)ithstandin' the notices sent to them.

Conse2ently&

the

trial

cort

 &r"&ert, and a#ter all t$e &artners$i& assets assets $ave $ave *een *een ee-$a' $a'st sted ed)) #"r t$e

c"ntracts +$ic$ a, *e entered int" in t$e nae and #"r t$e acc"'nt "# t$e  &artners$i&) 'nder its si(nat're and *,  a &ers"n a't$"ri/ed t" act #"r t$e

 &artners$i&. 0"+ever) an, &artner a,  enter

int" a

 &er#"r1

se&arate "*li(ati"n t"