- Petitioner
- City-Lite Realty Corporation
- Respondent
- Court of Appeals
- Citation
- G.R. No. 138639
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Ponente
- Bellosillo, J.
- Decided
- February 10, 2000
Summary
City-Lite Realty sought to purchase a 9,192 square meter portion of F.P. Holdings' Violago Property through negotiations with Metro Drug/Meldin Al G. Roy. After reaching agreement on purchase terms, F.P. Holdings refused to execute the deed of sale. The Regional Trial Court initially ruled in City-Lite's favor, finding a perfected contract. However, the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court reversed, applying Art. 1874 of the Civil Code which requires written authority for agents selling real property. The Supreme Court found that Metro Drug/Roy were mere contact persons or brokers without written authority to conclude the sale, making the transaction null and void. This case establishes the strict requirement of written agency authority in real property transactions.