Felix Ullman v. Vicente Hernaez

Summary

This case involves debt collection between private parties where Vicente Hernaez, as a minor, contracted a debt of 3,525 pesos to Felix Ullman in 1900, with payment conditional upon receiving his inheritance from Juana Espinosa's estate. When Hernaez sold his inheritance rights in 1913 for P25,000, Ullman sued for collection. The Supreme Court affirmed the trial court's judgment, rejecting Hernaez's defenses of contract nullity due to minority (time-barred under Civil Code Article 1301) and prescription of action (right only arose when condition was fulfilled in 1913 under Article 1125). The case establishes important precedents on conditional obligations and limitation periods for challenging contracts made by minors.