Anthony Orduña v. Eduardo J · G.R. 176841

Petitioner: Anthony Orduña
Respondent: Eduardo J. Fuentebella
Citation: G.R. No. 176841
Court: Supreme Court
Division: First Division
Ponente: Velasco, Jr., J.
Decided: June 29, 2010

Summary

This Supreme Court case involved competing ownership claims over a residential lot in Baguio City. Petitioners claimed ownership through a 1996 verbal sale from Armando Gabriel Sr. to Antonita Orduña, supported by partial payments and continuous possession since 1979. However, Gabriel Jr. later sold the same property to successive buyers, ultimately reaching Eduardo Fuentebella. The RTC and CA dismissed petitioners' annulment suit, citing the Statute of Frauds and finding respondents as good faith purchasers. The Supreme Court reversed, ruling that partially executed oral contracts are valid, adequate consideration existed, and the action was imprescriptible due to petitioners' possession. The Court found respondents were not good faith purchasers because they failed to investigate the rights of actual possessors, emphasizing the duty to inquire when property is occupied by persons other than the seller.

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