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ADALIA B. FRANCISCO and MERRYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION vs. RITA C. MEJIA G.R. No. 141617 August 14, 2001 Facts: 1.       Andrea Cordova Vda. de Gutierrez was the registered owner of a parcel of lands. 2.       The property was later subdivided into five lots. 3.       Gutierrez and Cardale Financing and Realty Corporation executed a Deed of Sale with Mortgage relating to the lots, for the consideration of P800,000.00. 4.       Upon the execution of the deed, Cardale paid Gutierrez P171,000.00. 5.       It was agreed that the balance of P629,000.00 would be paid in several installments within five years from the date of the deed, at an interest of nine percent per annum "based on the successive unpaid principal balances." 6.       To secure payment of the balance of the purchase price, Cardale constituted a mortgage on...

RUFINA LUY LIM  vs. COURT OF APPEALS, AUTO TRUCK TBA CORPORATION, SPEED DISTRIBUTING, INC., ACTIVE DISTRIBUTORS, ALLIANCE MARKETING CORPORATION, ACTION COMPANY, INC. G.R. No. 124715. January 24, 2000 Facts: 1.       On 11 June 1994, Pastor Y. Lim died intestate. 2.       Petitioner, as surviving spouse, filed a joint petition for the administration of the estate. 3.       Private respondent corporations, whose properties were included in the inventory of the estate of Pastor Y. Lim, then filed a motion for the lifting of lispendens and motion for exclusion of certain properties from the estate of the decedent. 4.       The surviving spouse allege that although the above business entities dealt and engaged in business with the public as corporations, all their capital, assets and equity were however, personally owned by the late Pastor Y Lim. 5.    ...

PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE CO. [PLDT] vs. THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND CELLCOM, INC., (EXPRESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CO., INC. [ETCI]) G.R. No. 88404 October 18, 1990 Facts: 1.       Rep. Act No. 2090, was enacted, Granting Felix Alberto and Company, Incorporated, a Franchise to Establish Radio Stations for Domestic and Transoceanic Telecommunications. 2.       Felix Alberto & Co., Inc. (FACI) was the original corporate name, which was changed to ETCI with the amendment of the Articles of Incorporation in 1964. 3.       ETCI admits that in 1964, the Albertos, as original owners of more than 40% of the outstanding capital stock sold their holdings to the Orbes. 4.       In 1968, the Albertos re-acquired the shares they had sold to the Orbes. 5.       In 1987, the Albertos sold more than 40% of their shares to HoracioYalun...

FRANCISCO S. TATAD, JOHN H. OSMENA and RODOLFO G. BIAZON vs. HON. JESUS B. GARCIA, JR., in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications, and EDSA LRT CORPORATION, LTD. G.R. No. 114222 April 6, 1995 Facts: 1.       In 1989, the government planned to build a railway transit line along EDSA. 2.       No bidding was made but certain corporations were invited to prequalify. 3.       The only corporation to qualify was the EDSA LRT Consortium which was obviously formed for this particular undertaking. 4.       An agreement was then made between the government, through the DOTC, and EDSA LRT Consortium. 5.       The agreement was based on the Build-Operate-Transfer scheme provided for by law (RA 6957, amended by RA 7718). 6.       Under the agreement, EDSA LRT Consortium shall build the f...

REYNALDO T. COMETA and STATE INVESTMENT TRUST, INC. vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON.GEORGE MACLIING G.R. No. 124062. January 21, 1999 Facts: 1.       Petitioner SITI extended loans in various amounts to GIDC (Guevent Industrial Development Corp), which the latter failed to pay on the dates they became due. 2.       A rehabilitation plan was agreed upon for GIDC under which it mortgaged several parcels of land to petitioner SITI. 3.       Hence, SITI foreclosed the mortgages andacquired the properties as highest bidder. 4.       Alleging irregularities in the foreclosure, GIDC filed a case but was eventually settled through a compromise agreement. 5.       A dispute later arose concerning the interpretation of the compromise agreement, as respondent HBI offered to purchase from GIDC the lot and the latter agreed but petitioner SITI (the mortgagee) refused ...

ACME SHOE, RUBBER & PLASTIC CORPORATION and CHUA PAC vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES and REGIONAL SHERIFF OF CALOOCAN CITY G.R. No. 103576 August 22, 1996 Facts: 1.       Petitioner Chua Pac, the president and general manager of Acme Shoe executed for and in behalf of the company, a chattel mortgage in favor respondent Bank. 2.       The mortgage stood by way of security for petitioner's corporate loan of P3,000,000.00. In due time, the loan was paid by petitioner corporation. 3.       Subsequently, it obtained from respondent additional financial accommodations totaling P2,700,000.00. These borrowings were on due date also fully paid. 4.       The bank yet again extended to petitioner corporation a loan of P1,000,000.00 covered by four promissory notes for P250,000.00 each. 5.       Due to financial constraints, the loan wa...

WEST COAST LIFE INSURANCE CO. vs. GEO. N. HURD G.R. No. 8527. March 30, 1914 Facts: 1.       The assistant prosecuting attorneys of the city of Manila filed an information in a criminal action in the Court of First Instance of that city against the plaintiff. 2.       the said plaintiffs West Coast Life Insurance Company, John Northcott, and Manuel C. Grey, conspiring and confederating together, did then and there willfully, unlawfully, and maliciously, and to the damage the Insular Life Insurance Company compose and print a large number of circulars, did publish and distributed, among other persons, to policy holders andprospective policy holders of the said Insular Life Insurance Company, a maliciousdefamation and libel in the Spanish language, to wit: For some time past various rumors are current to the effect that the Insular Life Insurance Company is not in a good a condition as it should be at the present time, and tha...