Case Digest (G.R. No. L-4615)
Facts:
- Juan Duldulao and Modesto Duldulao are the petitioners against Judge Eusebio F. Ramos and Tomas Salvador.
- Juan Duldulao received a homestead patent for 23 hectares on December 26, 1936, registered in the Register of Deeds of Mindoro.
- On March 13, 1950, Juan allegedly conveyed the property to Modesto.
- Tomas Salvador claimed to have purchased 16 hectares from Juan on March 1, 1950.
- Salvador filed a motion for a new owner's duplicate certificate of title, claiming the original was destroyed in a fire on April 7, 1947.
- The court granted Salvador's motion without notifying Juan Duldulao.
- The Duldulaos filed a petition for certiorari against Judge Ramos, questioning his jurisdiction and the lack of notification.
- A writ of preliminary injunction was issued on April 23, 1951, prohibiting Salvador from dealing with the property.
- The Duldulaos later filed a motion for contempt against Salvador for dislodging tenants and appropriating the property.
- Salvador denied the allegations and provided sworn statements in his defense.
- A hearing on October 10, 1951, featured testimony from Juan Duldulao, as Salvador did not appear.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The court found Tomas Salvador guilty of contempt of court for willfully disobeying the injunction.
- He was sentenced to pay a fine of P200 or face impris...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The court's decision relied on the evidence presented, particularly Juan Duldulao's testimony, which established Salvador's defiance of the injunction.
- Salvador's refusal to return the property and his actions against the...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. L-4615)
Facts:
The case involves Juan Duldulao and Modesto Duldulao as petitioners against Hon. Eusebio F. Ramos, the Judge of the Court of First Instance of Oriental Mindoro, and Tomas Salvador as respondents. The events leading to this case began when Juan Duldulao was granted a homestead patent on December 26, 1936, for a property measuring 23 hectares, which was subsequently registered in the Register of Deeds of Mindoro. On March 13, 1950, Juan Duldulao allegedly conveyed this property to Modesto Duldulao. However, Tomas Salvador claimed to have purchased 16 hectares of the same land from Juan Duldulao on March 1, 1950. Salvador filed a motion in court to issue a new owner's duplicate certificate of title, claiming that the original was destroyed in a fire on April 7, 1947. The court granted this motion without notifying the registered owner, Juan Duldulao.
In response, Juan and Modesto Duldulao filed a petition for certiorari against Judge Ramos, questioning his jurisdiction over Salvador's motion and the lack of notification to the registered owner. While this petition was pending, the Duldulaos obtained a writ of preliminary injunction on April 23, 1951, prohibiting Salvador from dealing with the property and requiring him to surrender t...