- Petitioner
- Pleasantville Development Corporation
- Respondent
- Court of Appeals
- Citation
- G.R. No. 79688
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Third Division
- Ponente
- Panganiban, J.
- Decided
- February 1, 1996
Summary
This case involves Wilson Kee, who purchased Lot 8 from Pleasantville Development Corporation through its agent C.T. Torres Enterprises, Inc. (CTTEI), but was erroneously directed to build improvements on Lot 9, which belonged to Eldred Jardinico. When Jardinico discovered the improvements on his titled property, he filed an ejectment case. The Supreme Court ruled that Kee was a builder in good faith, having reasonably relied on CTTEI's identification of the property after paying for relocation and lot plan services. The Court found Pleasantville and CTTEI solidarily liable for damages due to the agent's negligence in pointing out the wrong lot, applying the principle that principals are responsible for their agents' negligent acts within the scope of authority. The decision emphasized that good faith is presumed and that contractual violations do not negate this presumption regarding the builder's state of mind during construction.