Goquiolay vs Sycip

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JOSEFINA P. REALUBIT vs. PROSENCIO D. JASO and EDENG JASOG.R. No. 178782 September 21, 2011

FACTSPetitioner Josefina Real!it entered into a Joint Venture Agreement "it# Fran$is Eri$ A%ar&

Biondo' a Fren$# national' for t#e o(eration of an i$e %anfa$trin) !siness. *it# Josefina as t#e

indstrial (artner and Biondo as t#e $a(italist (artner' t#e (arties a)reed t#at t#e& "old ea$# re$eive+,- of t#e net (rofit' "it# t#e re%ainin) ,- to !e sed for t#e (a&%ent of t#e i$e %a/in) %a$#ine "#i$#"as (r$#ased for t#e !siness. For and in $onsideration of t#e s% of P0,,',,,.,,' #o"ever' Biondos!se1entl& e2e$ted a Deed of Assignment transferrin) all #is ri)#ts and interests in t#e !siness infavor of res(ondent Eden Jaso' t#e "ife of res(ondent Prosen$io Jaso. *it# Biondo3s evental de(artrefro% t#e $ontr&' t#e S(oses Jaso $ased t#eir la"&er to send Josefina a letter a((risin) #er of t#eir a$1isition of said Fren$#%ans s#are in t#e !siness and for%all& de%andin) an a$$ontin) andinventor& t#ereof as "ell as t#e re%ittan$e of t#eir (ortion of its (rofits.

Faltin) Josefina "it# n4stified failre to #eed t#eir de%and' t#e S(oses Jaso $o%%en$ed t#einstant sit for s(e$ifi$ (erfor%an$e' a$$ontin)' e2a%ination' adit and inventor& of assets and(ro(erties' dissoltion of t#e 4oint ventre' a((oint%ent of a re$eiver and da%a)es. T#e said $o%(laintalle)ed t#at t#e S(oses Real!it #ad no )ainfl o$$(ation or !siness (rior to t#eir 4oint ventre "it#

Biondo and t#at aside fro% a((ro(riatin) for t#e%selves t#e in$o%e of t#e !siness' t#e& #avefradlentl& $on$ealed t#e fnds and assets t#ereof t#r t#eir relatives' asso$iates or d%%ies. T#eS(oses Real!it $lai%ed t#at t#e& #ave !een en)a)ed in t#e t!e i$e tradin) !siness nder a sin)le(ro(rietors#i( even !efore t#eir dealin)s "it# Biondo.

T#e RTC rendered its De$ision dis$ontin) t#e e2isten$e of sffi$ient eviden$e fro% "#i$# t#ein$o%e' assets and t#e s((osed dissoltion of t#e 4oint ventre $an !e ade1atel& re$/oned. U(on t#efindin)' #o"ever' t#at t#e S(oses Jaso #ad !een nevert#eless s!ro)ated to Biondos ri)#ts in t#e!siness in vie" of t#eir valid a$1isition of t#e latters s#are as $a(italist (artner. On a((eal !efore t#eCA' t#e fore)oin) de$ision "as set aside(on t#e follo"in) findin)s t#at t#e S(oses Jaso validl& a$1ired Biondos s#are in t#e !siness "#i$##ad !een transferred to and $ontined its o(erations and not dissolved as $lai%ed !& t#e S(osesReal!it.

ISSUES5. *#et#er t#ere "as a valid assi)n%ent or ri)#ts to t#e 4oint ventre. *#et#er t#e 4oint ventre is a $ontra$t of (artners#i(6. *#et#er Jaso a$1ired t#e title of !ein) a (artner !ased on t#e Deed of Assi)n%ent

RULING5. 7es. As a (!li$ do$%ent' t#e Deed of Assignment Biondo e2e$ted in favor of Eden not onl&en4o&s a (res%(tion of re)lar it& !t is also $onsidered prima facie eviden$e of t#e fa$ts t#ereinstated. A (art& assailin) t#e at#enti$it& and de e2e$tion of a notari8ed do$%ent is' $onse1entl&'re1ired to (resent eviden$e t#at is $lear' $onvin$in) and %ore t#an %erel& (re(onderant. In vie" of t#eS(oses Real!its failre to dis$#ar)e t#is ons' "e find t#at !ot# t#e RTC and t#e CA $orre$tl& (#eldt#e at#enti$it& and validit& of said Deed of Assignment (on t#e $o%!ined stren)t# of t#e a!ove9dis$ssed dis(ta!le (res%(tions and t#e testi%onies eli$ited fro% Eden and Notar& P!li$ RolandoDia8.

. 7es. Generall& nderstood to %ean an or)ani8ation for%ed for so%e te%(orar& (r(ose' a 4ointventre is li/ened to a (arti$lar (artners#i( or one "#i$# #as for its o!4e$t deter%inate t#in)s' t#eir seor frits' or a s(e$ifi$ nderta/in)' or t#e e2er$ise of a (rofession or vo$ation. T#e rle is settled t#at 4ointventres are )overned !& t#e la" on (artners#i(s "#i$# are' in trn' !ased on %tal a)en$& or delectus personae.

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6. No. It is evident t#at t#e transfer !& a (artner of #is (artners#i( interest does not %a/e t#eassi)nee of s$# interest a (artner of t#e fir%' nor entitle t#e assi)nee to interfere in t#e %ana)e%ent of t#e (artners#i( !siness or to re$eive an&t#in) e2$e(t t#e assi)nees (rofits. T#e assi)n%ent does not(r(ort to transfer an interest in t#e (artners#i(' !t onl& a ftre $ontin)ent ri)#t to a (ortion of t#elti%ate reside as t#e assi)nor %a& !e$o%e entitled to re$eive !& virte of #is (ro(ortionate interest int#e $a(ital. Sin$e a (artner3s interest in t#e (artners#i( in$ldes #is s#are in t#e (rofits' "e find t#at t#eCA $o%%itted no reversi!le error in rlin) t#at t#e S(oses Jaso are entitled to Biondos share in the profits' des(ite Janitas la$/ of $onsent to t#e assi)n%ent of said Fren$#%ans interest in t#e 4ointventre. Alt#o)# Eden did not' %oreover' !e$o%e a (artner as a $onse1en$e of t#e assi)n%ent and:or a$1ire t#e ri)#t to re1ire an a$$ontin) of t#e (artners#i( !siness' t#e CA $orre$tl& )ranted #er (ra&er for dissoltion of t#e 4oint ventre $onfor%a!l& "it# t#e ri)#t )ranted to t#e (r$#aser of a (artner3sinterest nder Arti$le 5;65 of t#e Civil Code.

Antonio C. Goqui!", ET AL. #$. %!$&in'ton (. S")ip, ET AL. GR N*. L+1180, -e)ember 10, 1/

FACTS

Tan Sin An and Go1iola& entered into a )eneral $o%%er$ial (artners#i( nder t#e (artners#i( na%e<Tan Sin An and Antonio Go1iola&= for t#e (r(ose of dealin) in real estate. T#e a)ree%ent lod)ed (on

Tan Sin An t#e sole %ana)e%ent of t#e (artners#i( affairs. T#e lifeti%e of t#e (artners#i( "as fi2ed at ten

&ears and t#e Arti$les of Co9(artners#i( sti(lated t#at in t#e event of deat# of an& of t#e (artners !efore

t#e e2(iration of t#e ter%' t#e (artners#i( "ill not !e dissolved !t "ill !e $ontined !& t#e #eirs or

assi)ns of t#e de$eased (artner. Bt t#e (artners#i( $old !e dissolved (on %tal a)ree%ent in "ritin)

of t#e (artners. Go1iola& e2e$ted a GPA in favor of Tan Sin An. T#e (laintiff (artners#i( (r$#ased 6

(ar$els of land "#i$# "as %ort)a)ed to <La Ur!ana= as (a&%ent of P0',,,. Anot#er +> (ar$els of land

"ere (r$#ased !& Tan Sin An in #is individal $a(a$it& "#i$# #e ass%ed (a&%ent of a %ort)a)e de!t

for P60?. A do"n(a&%ent and t#e a%orti8ation "ere advan$ed !& 7tivo and Co. T#e t"o o!li)ations

"ere $onsolidated in an instr%ent e2e$ted !& t#e (artners#i( and Tan Sin An' "#ere!& t#e entire +@

lots "ere %ort)a)ed in favor of <Ban$o i(ote$ario=Tan Sin An died leavin) #is "ido"' ?on) C#ai Pin andfor %inor $#ildren. T#e "ido" s!se1entl& !e$a%e t#e ad%inistratri2 of t#e estate. Re(eated de%ands

"ere %ade !& Ban$o i(ote$ario on t#e (artners#i( and on Tan Sin An. Defendant Sin) 7ee' (on

re1est of defendant 7tivo Sons ' (aid t#e re%ainin) !alan$e of t#e %ort)a)e de!t' t#e %ort)a)e "as

$an$elled 7tivo Sons and Sin) 7ee filed t#eir $lai% in t#e intestate (ro$eedin)s of Tan Sin An for

advan$es' interest and ta2es (aid in a%orti8in) and dis$#ar)in) t#eir o!li)ations to <La Ur!ana= and

<Ban$o i(ote$ario.= ?on) C#ai Pin filed a (etition "it# t#e (ro!ate $ort for at#orit& to sell all t#e +@

(ar$els of land. S#e t#en sold it to S&$i( and Lee in $onsideration of P6? and of t#e vendees ass%in)

(a&%ent of t#e $lai%s filed !& 7tivo Sons and Sin) 7ee. Later' S&$i( and Lee e2e$ted in favor of

Inslar Develo(%ent a deed of transfer $overin) t#e +@ (ar$els of land.*#en Go1iola& learned a!ot

t#e sale to S&$i( and Lee' #e filed a (etition in t#e intestate (ro$eedin)s to set aside t#e order of t#e

(ro!ate $ort a((rovin) t#e sale in so far as #is interest over t#e (ar$els of land sold "as $on$erned.

Pro!ate $ort annlled t#e sale e2e$ted !& t#e ad%inistratri2 ": res(e$t to t#e >,- interest of Go1iola&

over t#e (ro(erties Ad%inistratri2 a((ealed.T#e de$ision of (ro!ate $ort "as set aside for failre to

in$lde t#e indis(ensa!le (arties. Ne" (leadin)s "ere filed. T#e se$ond a%ended $o%(laint (ra&s for t#e

annl%ent of t#e sale in favor of S&$i( and Lee and t#eir s!se1ent $onve&an$e to Inslar

Develo(%ent. T#e $o%(laint "as dis%issed !& t#e lo"er $ort #en$e t#is a((eal.

ISSUES *#et#er or not a "ido" or s!stitte !e$o%e also a )eneral (artner or onl& a li%ited (artner.

*#et#er or not t#e lo"er $ort err in #oldin) t#at t#e "ido" s$$eeded #er #s!and Tan Sin An in t#e



sole %ana)e%ent of t#e (artners#i( (on Tan3s deat# *#et#er or not t#e $onsent of t#e ot#er (artners

"as ne$essar& to (erfe$t t#e sale of t#e (artners#i( (ro(erties to S&$i( and Lee

3EL-

?on) C#ai Pin !e$a%e a %ere )eneral (artner. B& see/in) at#orit& to %ana)e (artners#i( (ro(ert&' Tan

Sin An3s "ido" s#o"ed t#at s#e desired to !e $onsidered a )eneral (artner. B& at#ori8in) t#e "ido" to

%ana)e (artners#i( (ro(ert& "#i$# a li%ited (artner $old not !e at#ori8ed to do' Go1la& re$o)ni8ed

#er as s$# (artner' and is no" in esto((el to den& #er (osition as a )eneral (artner' "it# at#orit& to

ad%inister and alienate (artners#i( (ro(ert&. T#e arti$les did not (rovide t#at t#e #eirs of t#e de$eased

"old !e %erel& li%ited (artners on t#e $ontrar&' t#e& e2(ressl& sti(lated t#at in $ase of deat# of eit#er

(artner' <t#e $o (artners#i( "ill #ave to !e $ontined= "it# t#e #eirs or assi)nees. It $ertainl& $old not !e

$ontined if it "ere to !e $onverted fro% a )eneral (artners#i( into a li%ited (artners#i( sin$e t#e

differen$e !et"een t#e t"o /inds of asso$iations is fnda%ental' and s(e$iall& !e$ase t#e $onversion

into a li%ited asso$iation "old leave t#e #eirs of t#e de$eased (artner "it#ot a s#are in t#e

%ana)e%ent. en$e' t#e $ontra$tal sti(lation a$tall& $onte%(lated t#at t#e #eirs "old !e$o%e

)eneral (artners rat#er t#an li%ited ones.

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