Felix B. Bautista Y Melquiades B. Bautista, Recurrentes, Contra Gabriel Lasam (Hoy Finado), Rosa Carbonel Y Otros, Recurridos

Summary

This case involved a land sale dispute where Gabriel Lasam sued the Bautista brothers for P8,000 in unpaid installments from a P12,000 purchase price for 2,130 hectares in Cagayan. The buyers, both lawyers, could only register 1,445 hectares but remained in possession of the entire property. They claimed warranty against eviction for the unregistered portion. The Supreme Court rejected their defense, ruling that warranty against eviction requires actual deprivation of possession and proper notification to the seller, neither of which occurred. The Court emphasized that buyers remained in possession of all land and had acknowledged their debt in multiple letters to the seller. The decision affirmed the Civil Code's requirements for eviction warranty claims and the binding nature of lump-sum land sale contracts with boundary designations.