Evangeline C. Bucad v. Court of Appeals

Summary

This case involves a double sale of real property where Conrado Bucad sold the same land to his granddaughter Evangeline Bucad in March 1982 and later to the Guanzons in December 1982. The Supreme Court dismissed Bucad's petition seeking annulment of the second sale, holding that her appeal was properly dismissed for non-compliance with procedural requirements under the Rules of Court. On the merits, the Court ruled that the Guanzons were registrants in good faith under Article 1544 of the Civil Code, as Bucad's adverse claim was annotated in bad faith after she had actual knowledge of the second sale. The decision establishes that actual knowledge of a subsequent sale is equivalent to registration, and that adverse claims annotated in bad faith cannot defeat the rights of good faith registrants in double sale situations.