property law-cases.doc

8/12/2019 property law-cases.doc

1/11

Leung Yee v. Strong Machinery Co.37 Phil 644

Facts:

The Ca!ania "gricula Fili!ina# !urchase$ %ro Strong MachineryCo.# rice cleaning achines &hich the %orer installe$ in one o% its 'uil$ings.

"s security %or the !urchase !rice( the 'uyer e)ecute$ a Chattel Mortgage on

the achines an$ the 'uil$ing on &hich they ha$ 'een installe$. *!on

'uyer+s %ailure to !ay( the registere$ ortgage &as %oreclose$( an$ the

'uil$ing &as !urchase$ 'y the seller( the Strong Machinery Co#. This sale

&as annotate$ in the Chattel Mortgage ,egistry 'ut the Machinery Co. too-

!ossession o% the 'uil$ing an$ the lot. Previously ho&ever( the sae 'uil$ing

ha$ 'een !urchase$ at a sheri+s sale 'y Leung Yee( a cre$itor o% "gricola(#

although Leung Yee -ne& all the tie o% the !rior sale in %avor o% Strong

Machinery.# This sale in %avor o% Leung Yee &as recor$e$ in the ,egistry.Leung Yee no& sues to recover the !ro!erty %ro strong Machinery.#

/ssues:

0. &hether or not the nature o% !ro!erty is change$ 'y its registration in

the chattel Mortage ,egistry

1. &ho has the 'etter right to the !ro!erty2

,uling:

The 'uil$ing is real !ro!erty( there%ore( its sale as annotate$ in the

Chattel Mortgage ,egistry cannot 'e given legal eect o% registration in the

,egistry o% ,eal Pro!erty. The ere %act that the !arties $eci$e$ to $eal &ith

the 'uil$ing as !ersonal !ro!erty $oes not change its character as real

!ro!erty. Thus( neither the original registry in the chattel ortgage registry(

nor the annotation in sai$ registry o% the sale o% the ortgage$ !ro!erty ha$

any eect on the 'uil$ing. o&ever( since the lan$ an$ the 'uil$ing ha$ rst'een !urchase$ 'y Strong Machinery#5ahea$ o% Leung Lee( an$ this %act

&as -no&n to Leung Lee( it %ollo&s that Leung Lee &as not a !urchaser in

goo$ %aith( an$ shoul$ there%ore not 'e entitle$ to the !ro!erty. Strong

Machinery# thus has a 'etter right to it.

Stan$ar$ il v. 8aranillo


2/11

44 Phil 630

Facts:9e la ,osa( &ho &as renting a !arcel o% lan$ in Manila( constructe$ a

'uil$ing o% strong aterials thereon( &hich she conveye$ to !lainti 'y &ay

o% chattel ortgage. hen the ortgagee &as !resenting the $ee$ to the,egister o% 9ee$s o% Manila %or registration in the Chattel Mortgage ,egistry(the registrar re%use$ to allo& the registration on the groun$ that the 'uil$ing&as a real !ro!erty( not !ersonal !ro!erty( an$ there%ore coul$ not 'e thesu';ect o% a vali$ chattel ortgage.

/ssue:hether or not the ,egister o% 9ee$s o% Manila re%use$ to recor$ the

registration in the Chattel Mortgage ,egistry2

,uling:

;u$icial !o&er to$eterine the nature o% the $ocuent !resente$ 'e%ore hi. e shoul$there%ore acce!t the legal %ees 'eing ten$ere$( an$ !lace the $ocuent onrecor$.

Davao Sawmill Co. v. Castillo60 Phil 7?@

Facts:

Petitioner is the hol$er o% a lu'er concession. /t o!erate$ a sa&illon a lan$( &hioch it $oesn+t o&n. Part o% the lease agreeent &as asti!ulation in &hich a%ter the lease agreeent( all 'uil$ing an$i!roveents &oul$ !ass to the o&nershi! o% the lessor( &hich &oul$ notinclu$e achineries an$ accessories. /n connection to this( !etitioner ha$ init+s sa&ill achineries an$ other e=ui!ent &herein soe &ere 'olte$ in%oun$ations o% ceent.

/ssue: &hether or not achineries 'e consi$ere$ !ersonal !ro!erty.

,uling:

"s a rule( the (achinery shoul$ 'e consi$ere$ as !ersonal( since it&as not !lace$ on the lan$ 'y the o&ner o% sai$ lan$. /o'iliAation 'y$estination or !ur!ose cannot generally 'e a$e 'y a !erson &hose!ossession o% the !ro!erty is only te!orary( other&ise &e &ill 'e %orce$ to!resue that he inten$e$ to give the !ro!erty !eranently a&ay in %avor o%the o&ner o% the !reises.


3/11

B. Ber-en-otter v. Cu *n;ieng60 Phil 663

Facts:

The Ma'alacat Sugar Co!any( o&ner o% sugar central in Pa!anga'orro&e$ %ro the $e%en$ant a su o% oney( ortgaging as security t&olots together &ith all its 'uil$ings an$ i!roveents. Shortly( a%ter sai$ortgage ha$ 'een constitute$( Ma'alacat Sugar Co.( /nc. &ants to increaseits !ro$uctive ca!acity( the Co!any !urchase$ a$$itional achines an$ ane& sugar ill &hich &ere nee$e$ %or the sugar in$ustry. The !resi$ent o%Ma'alacat Sugar Co. a!!lie$ %or a$$itional loan oering as security thea$$itional achinery an$ e=ui!ent ac=uire$.

/ssue:hether or not the a$$itional achines also 'e consi$ere$

ortgage$2.,uling:

The ortgage o% a !arcel o% lan$ generally inclu$es all %uture

i!roveents that ay 'e %oun$ on sai$ !arcel. These i!roveents

inclu$e real !ro!erties( li-e the a$$itional achines an$ sugar ill

!urchase$.

Sai$ a$$itional achineries are real !ro!erties 'ecause they areessential an$ !rinci!al eleents o% the sugar central. ithout the( thesugar central &oul$ 'e una'le to carry out its in$ustrial !ur!ose.

"go v. Court o% "!!eals( et al.(L>07@( ct.30( 0@61

Facts:/n 0@D7( !etitioner Pastor 9. "go 'ought a sa&ill achineries an$

e=ui!ents %ro res!on$ent Erace Par- ngineer 9oineering( /nc.e)ecuting a chattel ortgage over the sai$ achineries to secure the!ayent o% 'alance o% !rice.

Petitioner $e%aulte$ in his succee$ing !ayent( the !rovincial sheri o%Surigao( acting u!on the &rit o% e)ecution( levie$ an$ or$ere$ the sale o%sa&ill an$ e=ui!ent in !u'lic auction.

/ssue:hether or not the issuance o% &rit o% e)ecution an$ the sale o%

!ro!erties is vali$.

,uling:Sa&ill achineries an$ e=ui!ent installe$ in a sa&ill %or use in

the sa&ing o% logs( a !rocess carrie$ on in sai$ 'uil$ing( 'ecoe real


4/11

!ro!erties( an$ i% they are ;u$icially sol$ on e)ecution &ithout the necessarya$vertiseent o% sale 'y !u'lication in a ne&s!a!er as re=uire$ in Section06 o% ,ule 3@ o% the ,ules o% Court( the sale a$e 'y the Sheri &oul$ 'enull an$ voi$.

Peo!le+s Ban- an$ Trust Co.( v. 9ahican Lu'er Co.(L>07D??( May 06( 0@67

Facts:

"tlantic sol$ an$ assigne$ all its right in the 9"LC %or the su o%PD??(??? o% &hich only D?(??? &as !ai$. 9"LC o'taine$ various loans %roPeo!le+s Ban- &here the %orer e)ecute$ a $ee$ o% ortgage covering!arcel o% lan$.

Several !arcels o% lan$ &ere the o';ects o% a real estate ortgage. The

ortgage $ee$ also state$ that the ortgage inclu$e$ essential a%ter>ac=uire$ !ro!erties such as achinery( )tures( tools( an$ e=ui!ent. Thereal ortgage &as then registere$ in the registry o% $ee$.

/ssue:hether or not the $ee$ shoul$ also 'e registere$ in the chattel

ortgage registry( inso%ar as it covere$ the a%ter>ac=uire$ achinery()tures( tools an$ e=ui!ent.

,uling:


5/11

o% "ssessent "!!eals( &hich re=uire$ res!on$ent to !ay a certain real!ro!erty ta). M,"LC !ai$ the sai$ aount un$er !rotest an$ n$ !etition%or revie& in the Court o% Ta) "!!eal 5CT" &hich ren$ere$ the cancellation o%the sai$ ta) $eclaration.

/ssue:hether or not the steel to&ers or !oles o% the Meralco consi$ere$ real!ro!erty.

,uling:They are !ersonal 5not real !ro!erties. Be note$ that:

a. They $o not coe un$er Par. 0 o% "rticle 40D 'ecause they areneither 'uil$ings or constructions a$here$ to the soil.

'. They $o not coe un$er Par. 3 'ecause they are not attache$ to an

iova'le in a )e$ anner( that is( they can 'e se!arate$ &ithout'rea-ing the aterial or causing $eterioration o% the o';ect to &hichthey are attache$.

c. They $o not coe un$er !aragra!h D 'ecause they are notachineries( rece!tacles( or instruents( 'ut even i% they are( theyare not inten$e$ %or an in$ustry to 'e carrie$ on in the !reises.

Maneclang et al( v. /"CE., 66D7D

Facts:"$riano Maneclang( et al( le$ a co!laint %or =uieting a titleover

sh!on$. The trial court $isisse$ the co!laint u!on n$ing that the 'o$yo% &ater transversing the title$ !ro!erties is a cree- constituting atri'utary o%the "gro ,iver. There entere$ a co!roise agreeent recogniAing theo&nershi! o% the !etitioner over the 'o$y o% &ater %oun$ &ithin their title$!ro!erties.

/ssue:hether or not sti!ulations in the agreeent is vali$ an$ 'in$ing.

el$:

" cree- is a recess or ar e)ten$ing %ro a river an$ !artici!ating inthe e'' an$ Ho& o% the sea. /t is a !ro!erty 'elonging to the !u'lic $oain. /tis not susce!ti'le to !rivate a!!ro!riation an$ ac=uisitive !rescri!tion. "s a!u'lic &ater( it cannot 'e registere$ un$er the Torrens Syste in the naeo% any in$ivi$ual.


6/11

agreeent a$;u$icating the o&nershi! o% such !ro!erty in %avor o% anin$ivi$ual is null an$ voi$. /t has no legal eect. /t is contrary to la& an$!u'lic !olicy.

,e!u'lic o% the Phils. I. Lat v$a. 9e Castillo( et alE., 6@??1( 8une 3?( 0@

Facts:/n 0@D0( Mo$esto Castillo a!!lie$ %or the registration o% t&o !arcel o%

lan$s an$ &as later on trans%erre$ to his heirs. /t &as allege$ that the sai$lan$s ha$ al&ays %ore$ !art o% the Taal La-e an$ 'eing a !u'lic o&nershi!(it coul$ not 'e su';ect to registration as !rivate !ro!erty.

/ssue: hether or not the Lan$ ,egistration Court erre$ in its $ecision i %orthe annulent o% the title2

,ule:


7/11

continue the usu%ruct. Iergo Tu%e)is co!laine$ on the groun$ that he'ought at the auction sale ,icar$o Pu;ol+s usu%ruct.!ssue

hether or not Iergo Tu%e)is can 'e given the usu%ruct an$a$inistration o% the ar-et.

"uli#gIergo Tu%e)is cannot 'e given the right 'ecause the right is !u'lic

character an$ coul$ not 'e 'ought at an auction sale. hat he shoul$ have$one 'e%ore the 'uil$ing &as 'urne$ &as to attach the incoe alrea$yreceive$ 'y ,icar$o Pu;ol. For Iergo Tu%e)is no& to ta-e ,icar$o Pu;ol+s !laceis contrary to la&( %or this &oul$ 'e allo&ing a stranger &ho ha$ not 'eenselecte$ 'y the governent( to ta-e over a !u'lic %unction. n the han$( thetrans%er o% " to B is !ersonal( an$ is trans%erra'le only 'y inheritance. C not'eing an heir( cannot there%ore e)ercise the right.

Santos v. MorenoL>0D1@( 9ec. 4( 0@67

Facts:

"yala y Cia o&ne$ a 'ig tract o% lan$ in Maca'e'e( Pa!anga( theacien$a San ste'an. To !rovi$e access to $ierent !arts o% the !ro!erty(the Co!any $ug interlin-ing canals( &hich through erosion( gra$uallyac=uire$ the characteristics o% rivers. The Co!any sol$ !art o% acien$a toSantos( &ho close$ soe o% the canals an$ converte$ the into sh!on$s.The resi$ents o% the surroun$ing 'arrios co!laine$ that the closure

$e!rive$ the o% their eans o% trans!ortation( as &ell as their shinggroun$s.

/ssue:

hether or not the canals 'e or$ere$ o!en2

,uling:


8/11

" o&ne$ a hacien$a in &hich a river an$ a cree- Ho&e$. " constructe$a canal connecting the t&o 'o$ies o% &ater( an$ any !eo!le use$ the canal.ne $ay( 11 years later( " close$ the t&o o!enings o% the canals( converte$the sae into a sh !on$ an$ !revente$ the !eo!le %ro using the canal.The governent no& &ants the canal 'e o!ene$ so that the sae ay 'e

use$ 'y the general !u'lic &here " o';ects.

/ssue:

,uling: The canal shoul$ 'e o!ene$. hile the en;oyent an$ the use o% the&aters coul$ have 'een ac=uire$ 'y !rescri!tion( still he allo&e$ others touse the canal( he lost the e)clusive right to use the sae. Moreover(although hacien$a is registere$ un$er his nae un$er the Torrens Syste(this $oes not con%er u!on hi any right to the river or cree- since these are!ro!erties o% !u'lic $oinion an$ cannot 'e registere$.

City o% Ce'u v.


9/11

The City o% Manila ha$ a Torrens Title over a 74@? s=uare>eter lot.The Munici!al Boar$ o% Manila re=ueste$ the Presi$ent o% the Phili!!ines tohave the lot $eclare$ as !atrionial !ro!erty o% the City so that it coul$ 'esol$ 'y the City to the actual occu!ants o% the lot. /n 0@64( Congress enacte$,." 400 &here'y the lot &as a$e $is!osa'le or aliena'le lan$ o% the State

5not the City( an$ its $is!osal &as given to a national governent entity( theLan$ Tenure "$inistration.

/ssue:

Can this 'e la&%ully $one 'y the


10/11

Facts:

" !arcel o% lan$ allege$ to originally 'elong to a !erson nae$ Tane$o&as in !art $onate$ 'y hi to the church. The reaining !art &as -e!t o!en

as a !laAa. For any years( the !eo!le o% the to&n &ere allo&e$ 'y Tane$oto use the sai$ reain$er o% a !u'lic !laAa.# Later( the church claie$o&nershi! over the sai$ !laAa on the groun$ that the sae ha$ 'een$onate$ to it 'y the unici!ality./ssue: May the church no& 'e consi$ere$ as the o&ner o% the !laAa.

el$:res!ecte$ an$ u!hel$2

el$:Yes( in instances &here the successor>in>interest is itsel% a cor!orate

entity( the constitutional !rescri!tion &oul$ stan$( 'ut i% the cor!oration hasintro$uce$ structures or !eranent i!roveents thereon( such structuresor i!roveents( &hen so vie&e$( as having 'een a$e in goo$ %aith( coul$very &ell 'e governe$ 'y the ne& Civil Co$e.


11/11

The a!!roval o% the contracts( in the case at 'ar( clearly an$una'iguously atteste$ to the %act that the lan$s in =uestion &ere no longerinten$e$ %or !u'lic use# or !u'lic service.# hen the conversion activitysuch as co>!ro$uction( ;oint venture or !ro$uction>sharing agreeents isauthoriAe$ 'y the Eovernent thru a la&( the =ualie$ !arty to the

agreeent ay o&n the converte$ !ro$uct or !art o% it( &hen so !rovi$e$ inthe agreeent. /% there is any $ou't as to the o';ect o% the !restation in thiscase( the Su!ree Court o!ine$ that the inter!retation &hich &oul$ ren$erthe contract vali$ is to 'e %avore$.

Documents

property law-cases.doc