UNCHUAN VS. LOZADA (2009)
Pettoner: MARISSA R. UNCHUAN Responden/s: ANTONIO J.P. LOZADA, ANITA LOZADA and TH R!ISTR O" DDS O" C#U CIT$
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An'a Lo(ada Lo(ada S)a*+e S)a*+err and Pere+r'na Pere+r'na Lo(ada Lo(ada Sar'-a Sar'-a ere ere e re+'sered re+'sered 0o1oner 0o1onerss o2 par0e)s o2 )os 0o3ered - TCT Nos. 45647 and 45648 'n Ce-* C'. Te ere ere -o -o -ased 'n 'n e US. Te Te so)d so)d e )os )os o Anon'o Anon'o J.P. Lo(ada Lo(ada *nder *nder a Deed o2 Sa)e. Ar9ed Ar9ed ' an SPA SPA 2ro9 An'a, An'a, Pere+r'n Pere+r'na a en o e o*se o*se o2 e'r -roer -roer,, Dr. Dr. Anon'o Lo(ada, 'n Lon+ #ea0, Ca)'2orn'a. Dr. Dr. Lo(ada Lo(ada a+reed a+reed o ad3an0e ad3an0e e p*r0as p*r0ase e pr'0e o2 US;5<8, US;5<8,=== === or
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>?=,===,=== 2or Anon'o, 's nepe. Te Deed Deed o2 Sa)e as as )aer noar'( noar'(ed ed and a*ent0 a*ent0aed aed a a e P')'pp'ne P')'pp'ne Cons*)@ Cons*)@ss O0e. Dr. Dr. Lo(ada Lo(ada en 2orar 2orarded ded e deed, deed, a)on+ a)on+ ' e SPA SPA and oners@ oners@ 0op'es 0op'es o2 e t)es o Anon'o 'n e P')'pp'nes. Upon Upon re0e'p re0e'p o2 sa'd sa'd do0*9e do0*9ens ns,, Anon'o Anon'o re0ord re0orded ed e sa)e ' e Re+'se Re+'serr o2
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Deeds o2 Ce-*. A00ord'n+), TCT Nos. ?67566 and ?67565 ere 'ss*ed 'n e na9e o2 Anon'o Lo(ada. Pend' Pend'n+ n+ re+'sr re+'srat aton on o2 e deed, deed, pettone pettonerr Mar'ss Mar'ssa a R. Un0*a Un0*an n 0a*sed 0a*sed e
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annoaton o2 an ad3erse 0)a'9 on e )os. 0)a'9ed 0)a'9ed a An'a An'a donae donaed d an *nd'3'ded *nd'3'ded sare sare 'n e )os o o er *nder *nder an *nre+'sered Deed o2 Donaton 'n ?B78. Anon'o Anon'o and An'a An'a )ed a 0ase 0ase a+a'ns a+a'ns Mar'ssa Mar'ssa 2or %*'etn+ %*'etn+ o2 T')e T')e Mar'ssa Mar'ssa,, on e oer and, )ed a petton o de0)are e Deed o2 Sa)e 3o'd and o 0an0e) TCT Nos. ?67566 and ?67565 Cases Cases er ere e 0onso 0onso)'d )'da aed ed aEer aEer 9oton. 9oton. Respo Respond nden ens s@@ e3' e3'de den0 n0es es:: noar' noar'(e (ed d and d*) d*) a*ent a*ent0a 0aed ed sorn sorn sae9 sae9en en,, and a 3'deo 3'deoape ape
ere An'a den'ed a3'n+ donaed )and 'n 2a3or o2 Mar'ssa. Test9o Test9on n o2 Dr. Lo(ada Lo(ada a e a+reed a+reed o ad3an0e ad3an0e pa9e pa9en n 2or Anon'o Anon'o 'n preparaton 2or e'r p)an o 2or9 a 0orporaton, Da9asa Corp., ere
e and Anon'o a3e F= and <= saGe Test9o Test9on n o2 Lo*rde Lo*rdess !. '0en0'o '0en0'o o o as -een -een rentn+ rentn+ e e +ro*nd +ro*nd oor o2 An'a@s o*se s'n0e ?B75, and ender'n+ rena)s o Anon'o. Mar' Mar'ss ssa@ a@ss e3'd e3'den en0e 0e:: er est9on est9on a se se a00o9pan' a00o9pan'ed ed An'a An'a o e o0e o0e o2 A. A. Crese Cresen0'o n0'o
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on Mar0 ??, ?BBF, en se as repored o -e s*er'n+ 2ro9 ede9a. Pere+r'na d'ed on Apr') F, ?BBF. RTC: RTC: "or e respon respondens dens Deed o2 Donat Donaton on as de0)ar de0)ared ed NULL NULL AND OID OID MR - petton pettoner: er: de0)a de0)are red d Deed o2 Sa)e Sa)e OID OID Deed Deed o2 Donato Donaton n as ALID 11 TC +a3e 0reden0e o e 9ed'0a) re0ords o2 Pere+r'na. MR - respond responden ens: s: re'nsa re'nsaed ed or'+'n or'+'na) a) r*)'n+ r*)'n+ o2 RTC -* de)eed de)eed e aard o2 da9a+es 'n 2a3or o2 Anon'o Lo(ada. CA: Ar9ed Ar9ed RTC RTC -* resor resored ed e e aard aard o2 da9a+ da9a+es. es.
Conentons o2 e partes: Pettoner
Respondens
Her r'+ o d*e pro0ess as 3'o)aed en CA d'd no r*)e on e 3a)'d' o2 e sa)e -ee -eeen en e s'ser s'serss Lo(ada Lo(ada and e'r e'r nepe, Anon'o. & I as as ano9 ano9a)o a)o*s *s a a Dr. Dr. Lo(a Lo(ada, da, an A9er'0an A9er'0an 0't(en, o*)d pa 2or e )os 0onrar 0onrar o p*-)'0 p*-)'0 po)'0 3s. a)'ens on'n+ Proper 'n e P')'pp'nes. He@s a d*99 o2 An'a.
Pettoner 2a')ed o 2*rn's e Re+'ser o2 Deeds o2 Ce-* C' ' a 0op ereo2 'n 3'o)aton o2 Se0tons 5 and F o2 R*)e F4 o2 e e R*)e R*)es, s, en0 en0e e e e 0ase 0ase so* so*)d )d -e d's9'ssed
SC so*)d re3'e re3'e e 0on'0tn+ 0on'0tn+ 2a0*a) nd'n+s o2 e TC and CA on: & Pere Pere+r +r'n 'na@ a@ss 9ed' 9ed'0a 0a)) 0ond 0ond't 'ton on on Mar0 ??, ?BBF and & Dr. Dr. Lo(a Lo(ada da@@s nan nan0' 0'a) a) 0apa0 0apa0' ' o ad3an0e pa9en 2or Anon'o
Pere Pere+r' +r'na@ na@ss *na* *na*ent ent0a 0aed ed 9ed'0 9ed'0a) a) re0ords re0ords ere 9ere) 9ere) 2a)s'ed 2a)s'ed o 9aGe 9aGe ' appe appear ar a a se se as as 0on 0onne ned d 'n e e osp'a) on e da o2 e sa)e.
CA erred 'n n*))'2'n+ e donaton 'n er 2a3or -ased on )a0es
Responden Respondens s '9p*+n '9p*+n e 3a)'d' 3a)'d' o2 e Deed o2 Donaton 'n 2a3or o2 Mar'ssa.
Ca) Ca))e )en+ n+es es e e ad9' ad9'ss ss''-') ')' ' o2 e e 3'deoaped sae9en sae9en o2 An'a o as no presened as a 'ness.
%*eston e 0red'-')' o2 Dr. "*enes o as ne'er presened 'n 0o*r as an eKper 'nes 'nesss nor pro2e pro2ess' ss'ona ona)) )) 'n3o) 'n3o)3ed 3ed 'n Pere+r'na@s 9ed'0a) 0are.
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W/N CA erred in upholding he De!i"ion o# he $%C &hi!h de!l'red Anonio .. .. Lo*'d' he '+"olue o&ner o# he ,ue"-oned proper-e"
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a00o*n. Test9o Test9on n o2 Dr. Dr. Ce0')'a Ce0')'a "*enes "*enes on e 9ed'0a) 9ed'0a) re0ords re0ords o2 Pere+ Pere+r'na. r'na. Ta Ta ' as ps'0a)) '9poss'-)e 2or Pere+r'na o a3e s'+ned e Deed o2 Sa)e
In e assa assa') ')ed ed De0's De0's'o 'on, n, e CA re'e re'era rae ess e e r*)e r*)e a a noa noar' r'(e (ed d and and a*ent0aed deed o2 sa)e enos e pres*9pton o2 re+*)ar', and 's ad9'ss'-)e
To9aG'n To9aG'n 2or e s'+n'n+ o2 e Deed o2 Donaton. Se a))e+ed) Gep ' 'n a sa2e depos' -oK -* 0ontn*ed o 2*nne) 9on) rena)s o Pere+r'na@s &
'o* 2*rer proo2 o2 d*e eKe0*ton. R D*e pro0e pro0ess: ss: Q')e Q')e ' 's a par par o2 e e r'+ r'+ o2 appe))a appe))an n o *r+e *r+e a a e de0's'o de0's'on n so*)d so*)d d're0) d're0) 9ee e 'ss*es presene presened d 2or reso)*ton, reso)*ton, 9ere 2a')*re 2a')*re - e appe))a appe))ae e 0o*r o spe0'2 spe0'2 'n 's de0's'on a)) 0onento*s 0onento*s 'ss*es ra'sed - e
appe))an and e reasons 2or re2*s'n+ o -e)'e3e appe))an@s 0onentons 's no s*0'en o o)d e appe))ae 0o*r@s de0's'on 0onrar o e re*'re9ens o2 e
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)a and e Const*ton, so )on+ as e de0's'on o2 e CA 0ona'ns e ne0essar nd'n+s o2 2a0s o arran 's 0on0)*s'ons. Tere 's a )e+a) pres*9pton a o0'a)
s*per'9posed as 0onr9ed - pettoner@s nepe R'0ard Un0*an o ested a e sa pettoner@s *s-and r'e 8 o3er ?B75 o 9aGe '
d* as -een re+*)ar) per2or9ed, and a)) 9aers ''n an 'ss*e 'n a 0ase ere )a'd don -e2ore e 0o*r and ere passed *pon - '. R P*-)'0 po)'0: 3en as Dr. Lo(ada ad3an0ed e 9one 2or e pa9en o2 Anon'o@s sare, a no po'n ere e )os re+'sered 'n Dr. Lo(ada@s na9e. Nor as
appear a e deed as noar'(ed 'n ?B78. Add'tona)), C)erG o2 Co*r ested a e Deed o2 Donaton p*rpored) 'dented 'n #ooG No. F, Do0*9en No. F7, and Pa+e No. 54 Ser'es o2 ?B78 as no repored and )ed ' sa'd o0e. $ule" re,uire ' p'r produ!ing ' do!uen '" genuine &hi!h h'" +een 'lered
' 0one9p)aed a e )os -e *nder 's 0onro) 2or e are a0*a)) o -e 'n0)*ded as 0ap'a) o2 Da9asa Corporaton. A00ord'n+ o e'r a+ree9en, Anon'o and Dr. Lo(ada are o o)d <= and F= o2 e sares 'n sa'd 0orporaton,
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'nd 'ppe'r" o h'e +een 'lered '5er i" e3e!u-on1 in ' p'r 'eri'l o he ,ue"-on in di"pue1 o '!!oun #or he 'ler'-on . He 9a so a e a)eraton as 9ade - anoer, 'o* 's
respe0t3e). T's 's e)) ''n e Const*ton. Moreo3er, e 0orporaton 9a a0*'re d'sposa-)e )ands 'n e
0on0*rren0e, or as 9ade ' e 0onsen o2 e partes ae0ed - ', or as oer'se proper) or 'nno0en) 9ade, or a e a)eraton d'd
P')'pp'nes. Pettoner d'd no presen e3'den0e o -e)'e Anon'o@s 0apa0' o pa 2or e s*-e0 )os. R "a0*a) nd'n+ o2 -o RTC and CA: Tese nd'n+s are r9. Tere 's no reason o
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o3er*rn e'r 2a0*a) nd'n+s.
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W/N he edi!'l re!ord" o# eregrin' i" 'di""i+le '" eiden!e NO
Pettoner s*-9'ed as e3'den0e a 0op o2 Pere+r'na@s 9ed'0a) re0ords so a se as 0onned a e Martn L*er Hosp'a) 2ro9 "e-r*ar 68, ?BBF *nt) se d'ed on Apr') F, ?BBF. a Cert0aton 2ro9 Rand . R'0e, Mana+er 2or e Hea) In2or9aton Mana+e9en o2 e osp'a) *nder9'nes e a*ent0' o2 sa'd 9ed'0a) re0ords. He den'ed a3'n+ 0erted or a3'n+ 9a')ed 0op'es o2 Pere+r'na@s 9ed'0a) re0ords o e P')'pp'nes. ■ R*)e: ' do!uen o +e 'di""i+le in eiden!e1 "hould +e
pettoner@s *s-and, )ed s*' o 0o9pe) e Lo(ada s'sers o s*rrender e'r t)es - 3'r*e o2 a sa)e. 6" he ideo'pe e3e!ued + Ani' Lo*'d' he'r"' eiden!e
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so'n+ a Pere+r'na as so 'n0apa0'aed as o pre3en er 2ro9 eKe0*tn+ e Deed o2 Sa)e. ■ On e 0onrar, se e3en 'ss*ed 0e0Gs o pa 2or er aorne@s pro2ess'ona) 2ees and er on osp'a) -'))s 6 das -e2ore er dea.
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"ough o +e produ!ed . Reasons 2or eK0)*d'n+ earsa e3'den0e: a-sen0e o2 0ross1eKa9'naton a-sen0e o2 de9eanor e3'den0e and a -s en0 e o 2 oa . Horn-ooG do0r'ne: 'n '8d'i i" erel he'r"' eiden!e &here i" 'er did
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no 'e he &ine"" "'nd . So as ' appears, e sorn sae9en o2 An'a as o2 's G'nd -e0a*se se d'd no
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appear 'n 0o*r o ar9 er a3er9ens ere'n. HOQR, an eK0epton o e r*)e 's '2 e e3'den0e 's an ad9'ss'on - e par. Secton 26 of Rule 130 : e a0, de0)araton or o9'ss'on o2 a par as o a re)e3an 2a0 9a -e +'3en 'n e3'den0e a+a'ns '9. ■ Tese ad9'ss'ons are ad9'ss'-)e e3en '2 e are earsaVV ■ Here, e 3'deoape o2 An'a -e)on+s o 's 0)ass. Ad9'ss'ons a+a'ns 'neres 3s. de0)araton a+a'ns 'neres
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W/N he Deed o# Don'-on &'" 'lid NO.
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Te )a re*'res a a deed o2 donaton on an '99o3a-)e proper -e 9ade 'n a p*-)'0 do0*9en, spe0'2'n+ ere'n e proper donaed and e 3a)*e o2 e 0ar+es '0 e donee 9*s sats2. Ar. 8FB
7iden!e i" he'r"' &hen i" pro+'-e #or!e depend"1 in &hole or in p'r1 on he !opeen! 'nd !redi+ili o# "oe per"on" oher h'n he &ine"" + &ho i i"
preiou"l 'uhen-!'ed1 h' i"1 i" due e3e!u-on or genuinene"" "hould +e 4r" "ho&n . Here, e 9ed'0a) re0ords o2 Pere+r'na so*)d -e eK0)*ded as e3'den0e. Ass*9'n+ a Pere+r'na as 0onned 'n e 0'ed osp'a), ere as no
no 0an+e e 9ean'n+ or )an+*a+e o2 e 'nsr*9en. I2 e 2a')s o do a, e do0*9en sa)), as 'n 's 0ase, no -e ad9'ss'-)e 'n e3'den0e Here, e )ands des0r'-ed 'n e Deed o2 Donaton are 0o3ered - TCT Nos. 85
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Here, e Deed o2 Donaton as no proper) noar'(ed e dae as o en e Noar P*-)'0 o s'+ned e do0*9en appears o a3e -een
Admissions agains ineres : 9ade - a par o a )'t+aton or - one 'n
pr'3' ' or 'dented 'n )e+a) 'neres ' s*0 par, and are
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ad9'ss'-)e eer or no e de0)aran 's a3a')a-)e as a 'ness declaraton agains ineres : ose 9ade - a person o 's ne'er a par nor 'n pr'3' ' a par o e s*', are se0ondar e3'den0e and
0onst*e an eK0epton o e earsa r*)e. Hoe3er a+a'n, o-e0 e3'den0e, s*0 as e 3'deoape 'n 's 0ase, 9*s -e a*ent0aed - a spe0'a) est9on so'n+ a ' as a 2a'2*) reprod*0ton. Here, e 3'deoape - An'a )a0Gs 's re*'re9en so ' 9*s ne0essar') -e eK0)*ded. #* re+ard)ess, Mar'ssa 2a')ed o pro3e, - preponderan e3'den0e, an r'+ o e )ands s*-e0 o2 's 0ase.
