Case Digest (G.R. No. L-21935)
Facts:
The case involves Pilar T. Bautista as the plaintiff-appellee and Jose Ma. Maxino, Loreto Capinpin de Maxino, Francisco G. Guballa, and Beatriz Manalaysay de Guballa as the defendants. The events leading to the case began on March 19, 1956, when Jose Ma. Maxino and his wife sold their hacienda and fishponds, along with agricultural tools and equipment, located in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, to Pilar T. Bautista for P70,000. The sale included a condition that Bautista would assume a mortgage obligation of P181,652.34 owed to the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation (RFC), now known as the Development Bank of the Philippines. On May 17, 1958, Bautista sold the same property to the San Jose Development Company, represented by Francisco G. Guballa, for P80,000, with a payment structure that included an initial P20,000 and subsequent installments. On the same date, the Maxinos also sold the property to Francisco and Beatriz Guballa for the same amount. By May 17, 1961, Guballa had...
Case Digest (G.R. No. L-21935)
Facts:
Background of the Sale
On March 19, 1956, defendant spouses Jose Ma. Maxino and Loreto Capinpin de Maxino sold their hacienda, fishponds, and agricultural equipment located in San Jose, Occidental Mindoro, to plaintiff Pilar T. Bautista for P70,000.00. The sale included the condition that Bautista would assume the payment of a mortgage obligation with the Rehabilitation Finance Corporation (RFC), now the Development Bank of the Philippines, amounting to P181,652.34.
Subsequent Sale to San Jose Development Company
On May 17, 1958, Pilar T. Bautista sold the same property to the San Jose Development Company, represented by Francisco G. Guballa, for P80,000.00. The payment was structured as P20,000.00 upon execution and the balance in three annual installments of P20,000.00 each.
Conflicting Sale to Guballa Spouses
On August 7, 1958, the Maxino spouses also sold the same property to the Guballa spouses for P80,000.00.
Outstanding Debt and Legal Action
As of May 17, 1961, Francisco G. Guballa had an outstanding obligation of P30,000.00 to Pilar T. Bautista, which he failed to pay despite demands. This led Bautista to file a complaint for collection of the debt, damages, and costs of suit. The Maxino spouses were impleaded as defendants for allegedly conspiring to defraud Bautista through the execution of a deed of sale to the Guballa spouses.
Trial Court Decision
The trial court dismissed Bautista's claims for damages but ordered the Guballa spouses to pay P30,000.00 with legal interest. The Maxino spouses' counterclaim for damages was also dismissed, prompting their appeal.
Issue:
- Whether the Maxino spouses are entitled to damages for the alleged failure of Bautista to pay an additional purchase price of P80,000.00 and assumed obligations with FILASIDECO.
- Whether the Maxino spouses are entitled to reimbursement for expenses incurred to prevent foreclosure by the RFC.
- Whether the Maxino spouses are entitled to reimbursement for payments made to hacienda workers.
- Whether the Maxino spouses are entitled to the value of fruits gathered by Bautista from the property.
- Whether the Maxino spouses are entitled to moral damages and attorney’s fees for the allegedly malicious filing of the complaint.
Ruling:
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Ratio:
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