- Petitioner
- Guillermo Nactor
- Respondent
- Intermediate Appellate Court
- Citation
- G.R. No. 74122
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Ponente
- Paras, J.
- Decided
- March 15, 1988
Summary
This case involves a property dispute where spouses Melchor allowed Guillermo Nactor to serve as caretaker of their property while abroad in 1962. Nactor permitted his relatives to build houses without the owners' consent. When the owners returned and demanded vacation, the occupants refused, leading to unlawful detainer proceedings. The Supreme Court affirmed lower courts' decisions ordering vacation, establishing that occupation by mere tolerance does not create possessory rights under Civil Code Articles 537 and 1119. The Court also clarified that appeal periods extend to the next working day when the last day falls on Sunday or legal holiday. The property was found outside Urban Land Reform Zone coverage, making P.D. 1517 inapplicable. All courts consistently ruled in favor of the property owners' right to recover possession.