Michael T. Uy v. Hon. Court of · G.R. 107439

Petitioner: Michael T. Uy
Respondent: Hon. Court of Appeals Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela
Citation: G.R. No. 107439
Court: Supreme Court
Division: Third Division
Ponente: Vitug, J.
Decided: July 20, 1995

Summary

Michael Uy purchased a foreclosed 4,167 sq.m. property from SIHI, but Rosa Sauler claimed legal redemption rights as alleged co-owner of a 555 sq.m. portion she had earlier purchased from the original owners. The Regional Trial Court and Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Sauler's redemption of the entire property. However, the Supreme Court reversed, finding that Sauler owned only the specific 555 sq.m. portion she occupied and improved, not the entire lot. Since no co-ownership existed over the entire property, she had no right of legal redemption under Articles 1620 and 1623 of the Civil Code. The Court declared Uy's ownership over the remaining portion while upholding Sauler's title to her 555 sq.m. area, noting that neither Uy nor SIHI could claim good faith as purchasers given their actual knowledge of Sauler's prior rights and possession.

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By Intellegal Editorial Board · July 20, 1995

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