- Petitioner
- Spouses Cipriano Pamplona
- Respondent
- Spouses Lilia I. Cueto
- Citation
- G.R. No. 204735
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Third Division
- Ponente
- Bersamin, J.
- Decided
- February 19, 2018
Summary
This Supreme Court case involved a family dispute over real property where respondent Lilia Cueto claimed she had an oral contract to sell with her sister, petitioner Bibiana Intac, for property worth US$25,000. After paying US$14,000 in installments, petitioners denied the contract and evicted Lilia's son through unlawful detainer. The RTC initially dismissed the case for lack of evidence, but the CA reversed, finding sufficient proof of a partially executed oral contract to sell. The Supreme Court affirmed the CA, distinguishing between contracts to sell versus contracts of sale, and ruling that the evidence supported the existence of the oral agreement. The Court ordered execution of a deed of sale and transfer of title to Lilia upon release of the consigned balance payment.