Rellosa vs Gaw Cheen Hum

G.R. No. L-1411

September 29, 1953

DIONISIO RELLOSA, Petitioner v. GA! "#EE #$N, Repon%ent. FACTS&

1' (eb 2, 1944& Dioniio Dioniio Re))o* Re))o* o)% to to G*+ "ee #n * p*re) o/ o/ )*n%, to0eter to0eter +it te oe erete% tereon, /or te m o/ P25,. Dioniio rem*ine% rem*ine% in poeion o/ te propert n%er * ontr*t o/ )e*e entere% into on te *me %*te bet+een te *me p*rtie. 2' "on%ition o/ te *)e& *)e& G*+ "ee #n, bein0 * "inee itien, +o)% +o)% obt*in te *pprov*) o/ te *p*nee i)it*r A%minitr*tion *n% *i% *pprov*) * not been obt*ine% 6*p*nee *toritie proibit *n *)ien /rom *7irin0 *n priv*te )*n% not *0ri)tr*) in n*tre %rin0 te op*tion n)e te nee*r *pprov*) i obt*ine% /rom te Diretor Gener*) o/ te *p*nee i)it*r A%minitr*tion'. An% even i/ *i% re7irement +ere met, te *)e +o)% *t *)) event be voi% n%er *rti)e 8III, etion 5, o/ or "ontittion. "ontittion. 6No *)ien *n *7ire )*n%' 3' Dioniio intitte% te preent preent *tion eein0 te te *nn)ment o/ te *)e *)e * +e)) * te )e*e overin0 te )*n% *n% te oe *bove mentione%, *n% G*+ be or%ere% to retrn to Dioniio te %p)i*te o/ te tit)e overin0 te propert. DE(ENSE& :e *)e +* *bo)te *n% non%ition*) non%ition*) *n% +* in ever repet v*)i% *n% bin%in0 bet+een te p*rtie, it bein0 not ontr*r to )*+, mor*) *n% pb)i or%er, *n% t*t Dioniio i 0i)t o/ etoppe) in t*t, b *vin0 e;ete% * %ee% o/ )e*e over te propert, e tereb reo0nie% te tit)e o/ G*+ "ee #n to t*t propert. L"& *)e *n% )e*e v*)i% ISSUE&

I te *)e n)) *n% voi%<

HELD&

=e it i n)) *n% voi% bt be*e o/ in p*ri %e)ito, petitioner *nnot reover. In P*ri De)ito Dotrine& :e propoition i niver*) t*t no *tion *rie, in e7it or *t )*+, /rom *n i))e0*) ontr*t> no it *n be m*int*ine% /or it pei? per/orm*ne, or to reover te propert *0ree% to be o)% or %e)ivere%, or te mone *0ree% to be p*i%, or %*m*0e /or it vio)*tion. :e r)e * ometime been )*i% %o+n * to0 it +ere e7*)) niver*), t*t +ere te p*rtie *re in p*ri %e)ito, no *@rm*tive re)ie/ o/ *n in% +i)) be 0iven to one *0*int te oter. 6In ort& bot p*rtie *re e7*)) 0i)t.'

 :e ontr*t i i))e0*) not be*e it i *0*int pb)i po)i bt be*e it i *0*int te "ontittion. It *nnot be onten%e% t*t to *pp) te %otrine o/ p*ri %e)ito +o)% be t*nt*mont to ontr*venin0 te ontittion*) proibition in t*t it +o)% *))o+ *n *)ien to rem*in in te i))e0*) poeion o/ te )*n%, be*e in ti *e te reme% i )o%0e% e)e+ere. :o *%opt te ontr*r vie+ +o)% be mere) to bene?t petitioner *n% not to en*ne pb)i interet.  :ere *re *t preent t+o +* b +i ti it*tion m* be reme%ie%, to +it, 61' *tion /or reverion, *n% 62' ee*t to te t*te. An *tion /or reverion i )i0t) %ierent /rom ee*t proee%in0, bt in it eet te *re te *me. :e on) %ier in proe%re. In eene, bot reme%ie +i)) on?*te te )*n% in /*vor o/ te St*te be*e bot p*rtie *re 0i)t o/ ontr*venin0 te "ontittion*) proibition. B /o))o+in0 eiter o/ tee reme%ie, +e *n en/ore te /n%*ment*) po)i o/ or "ontittion re0*r%in0 or n*tr*) reore +itot %oin0 vio)ene to te prinip)e o/ p*ri %e)ito. In vie+ o/ te /ore0oin0, +e o)% t*t te *)e in 7etion i n)) *n% voi%, bt p)*inti i b*rre% /rom t*in0 te preent *tion n%er te prinip)e o/ p*ri %e)ito.