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De Knecht vs. Bautista  G.R. No. L-51078 | Oct 30, 1980 FERNANDEZ, J FACTS: Cristina de Knecht lodged a petition for certiorari and prohibition against Judge Pedro JL. Bautista and the Republic of the Philippines in response to a significant alteration in the government's infrastructure plans. Originally, the government intended to extend Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) to Roxas Boulevard via Cuneta Avenue. However, this plan was revised to pass through Fernando Rein and Del Pan Streets, consequently impacting owners of residential houses, including the petitioner. In an effort to address this change, the petitioner submitted a petition to President Ferdinand E. Marcos urging a return to the original route. Despite this appeal, the Ministry of Public Highways persisted in enforcing the new pathway. Subsequently, the government initiated legal action by filing a complaint for expropriation against the owners of the affected properties, which encompassed the petitioner's hol...

 Municipality of Meycauayan vs. Intermediate Appellate Court   G.R. No. 72126 | Jan 29, 1988 GUTIERREZ, JR., J FACTS:  The Municipality of Meycauayan, Bulacan, initially attempted to expropriate a private road owned by Philippine Pipes & Merchandizing Corporation, which had applied to fence the land for storage purposes. Despite the corporation's intentions, the Municipal Council of Meycauayan passed a resolution to expropriate the land. However, a special committee recommended against it, citing a lack of genuine necessity. Consequently, the Provincial Board of Bulacan disapproved of the resolution. In 1983, undeterred, the Municipal Council passed another resolution to expropriate the land, thistime gaining approval from the Provincial Board. Subsequently, the Municipality filed a special civil action for expropriation and obtained a writ of possession. Following this, the trial court declared the taking of the property as lawful and appointed a court commissio...

Tang vs. Court of Appeals  G.R. No. L-48563 | May 25, 1979 ABAD SANTOS, J FACTS: The case of Tang v. Court of Appeals involves a 61-year-old illiterate widow named Lee See Guat who only spoke Chinese. She applied for two insurance policies on her life with the Philippine American Life Insurance Company (PALIC). The first policy was issued based on her answers indicating that she was healthy, with Vicente E. Tang as her beneficiary. She then applied for and was issued a second policy using the same answers from her previous application. However, five months after the second policy was issued, Lee See Guat passed away from lung cancer. PALIC refused to pay the claim, alleging that Lee See Guat had concealed and misrepresented her health condition. The trial court dismissed the claim due to the insured's concealment, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision. ISSUE:  Whether or not Lee See Guat should be held guilty of concealment due to her illiteracy and inability to under...

Yuvienco vs. Dacuycuy G.R. No. L-55048 | May 27, 1981  BARREDO, J FACTS: The petitioners in this case are Suga Sotto Yuvienco, Britania Sotto, and Marcelino Sotto, who are the owners of a parcel of land and a building. They expressed their willingness to sell the property to the respondents, who were tenants on the property. The respondents replied by telegram, stating that they agreed to buy the property and would proceed to Tacloban to negotiate the details. However, when the petitioners' representative arrived with a prepared contract to purchase and sell, the respondents found a variance between the terms of payment and what they had in mind. As a result, the bankdraft offered for payment was returned, and the document remained unsigned by the respondents. The respondents then filed an action for specific performance in the Court of First Instance of Leyte, while the petitioners filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on the grounds that it stated no cause of action and that th...

So Ping Bun vs. Court of Appeals   G.R. No. 120554 | Sep 21, 1999 QUISUMBING, J FACTS: The case of So Ping Bun v. Court of Appeals involves a dispute over lease contracts between Tek Hua Enterprising Corp. (respondent) and Dee C. Chuan & Sons, Inc. (DCCSI). Tek Hua Enterprises was the lessee of DCCSI's premises in Binondo, Manila, but So Ping Bun (petitioner) was occupying the same premises for his Trendsetter Marketing. Manuel Tiong, a member of Tek Hua Enterprises, asked So Ping Bun to vacate the premises, but he refused and entered into formal lease contracts with DCCSI. Private respondents filed a suit for injunction, seeking the nullification of the lease contracts and damages. The trial court ruled in favor of the private respondents, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision. ISSUE:  Whether or not So Ping Bun is guilty of tortuous interference with a contract. RULING: The court ruled in favor of the respondent corporation, finding So Ping Bun guilty of to...

Florentino vs. Encarnacion, Sr. G.R. No. L-27696 | Sep 30, 1977 GUERRERO, J FACTS: The case of Florentino v. Encarnacion, Sr. involves an application for the registration of a parcel of agricultural land located in Ilocos Sur. The applicants, Miguel Florentino, Rosario Encarnacion de Florentino, Manuel Arce, Jose Florentino, Victorino Florentino, Antonio Florentino, Remedios Encarnacion, and Severina Encarnacion, filed the application, claiming to be the common and pro-indiviso owners of the land. They alleged that they acquired the land through inheritance from their aunt, Doña Encarnacion Florentino and that there were no encumbrances on the land. The application was unopposed, except for the opposition of the Director of Lands, which was later withdrawn. The Court of First Instance of Ilocos Sur issued an order of general default and proceeded with the hearing. ISSUE: Whether or not the stipulation stipulation in the extrajudicial partition agreementis  revocable at the uni...