FACTS: Respondent Jose R. Victoriano filed a complaint against petitioner and one Margarita Villarica, alleging two causes of action, to wit:  (1) to declare in force the contract of sale, made on October 1, 1940, between Victoriano and Villarica, of two (2) parcels of land, which land was subsequently sold by Villarica, to Alvero, on… Read More Fredesvindo S. Alvero v. M.L. De La Rosa et. al. G.R. No. L-286, March 29, 1946 Appeal, Rules of Court

FACTS: Respondent City of Manila assessed herein petitioners, together with their other sister companies, increased rates of business taxes for the year 2003 and the first to third quarters of 2004. Petitioners and their sister companies paid the additional taxes under protest. Respondent City Treasurer of Manila denied petitioners’  claim for  credit or refund of… Read More SM Land, Inc. v. City of Manila G.R. No. 197151, October 22, 2012 Verification and Certification of Non-forum Shopping, Inherent Power of the Supreme Court to Suspend its own Rules

FACTS: MMIC, a domestic corporation engaged in mining, was granted the exclusive right to explore, develop and exploit nickel, cobalt and other minerals in the Surigao mineral reservation.  Through the efforts of the government to support the financing of MMIC the DBP approved guarantees in favor of MMIC. MMIC, PNB and DBP executed a Mortgage… Read More Asset Privatization Trust v. CA, G.R. No. 121171, December 29, 1998 Jurisdiction

FACTS: Respondent spouses Morris and Socorro Carpo brought an action against Ayala Land, Inc. (ALI) for quieting of title.  Respondents claimed to be the true and lawful owners of a 171,309-sqm parcel of land in Las Piñas registered under Transfer Certificate of Title No. 296463 in their names.  They sought the annulment of the following… Read More AYALA LAND v. MORRIS CARPO, ET AL. G.R. No. 140162 November 22, 2000 Payment of Docket Fees

FACTS: Respondent spouses filed a complaint for damages against petitioner Santo Tomas University Hospital alleging that their son, Emmanuel Cesar Surla, while confined at the said hospital for having been born prematurely, had accidentally fallen from his incubator, possibly causing serious harm on the child.  Petitioner hospital filed its Answer with “Compulsory Counterclaim” asserting that… Read More Santo Tomas University Hospital v. Surla, et al., G.R. No. 129718, August 17, 1998 Certification against Forum Shopping, Compulsory Counterclaim