Laches, on the other hand, is an equitable doctrine that bars a claim due to a party’s undue delay in asserting a right, which results in prejudice to the opposing party. Unlike…
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Effect and Application of Laws
Civil Law Review > Effect and Application of Laws When did the New Civil Code took effect? August 30, 1950 • X had 2 spurious died. If he died in 1955, the…
Ownership of Property
What does it mean when you own a property? Ownership means exclusivity, enjoyment, and control. It means that you have an independent right of exclusive enjoyment and control of a thing to…
Social Justice
What is social justice? From Calalang vs. Williams Social justice is “neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor anarchy,” but the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and economic forces…
What is ex post facto law?
Ex post facto is a law that retroactively changes the legal consequences of actions that were committed before the enactment of the law. In simpler terms, it punishes someone for an action…
Yaptinchay vs. Torres (1969) Case Digest
G.R. No. L-26462 June 9, 1969 Full Text Link Complete Names of Parties TERESITA C. YAPTINCHAY (COHABITATION PARTNER), petitioner, vs. HON. GUILLERMO E. TORRES, Judge of the…
Casimiro Mendoza vs. CA Case Digest
Parties CASIMIRO MENDOZA, Petitioner, v. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and TEOPISTA TORING TUÑACAO, Respondents. Petitioner Casimiro, the alleged father, denies that the respondent is his illegitimate child. Casimiro was married to other…
Spouses Lim vs. Lim
Facts In 1979, respondent Cheryl S. Lim (Cheryl) married Edward Lim (Edward), son of petitioners. Cheryl bore Edward three children, respondents Lester Edward, Candice Grace and Mariano III. Cheryl, Edward and their…
Siari Villa Estates vs. Lucasan (1960)
Siari Valley Estates vs Lucasan G.R. No. L-11005. October 31, 1957 G.R. No. L-13281. August 31, 1960 Full Text Link Complete Names of Parties SIARI VALLEY ESTATES, INC., petitioner, vs. FILEMON…
Modequillo vs. Breva
Full text Facts Vehicular accident on March 16, 1976 and the money judgment arising therefrom was rendered by CA on January 29, 1988 (Jan 1988) against Jose Modequillo and Benito Malubay and…
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