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Benito Manalansan Vs. Luis Manalang, Et Al.

BENITO MANALANSAN, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LUIS MANALANG, JULIO CUBA and JOSE SY, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-13646 | 1960-07-26

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

This is an appeal taken directly to this Court on questions of law.
The undisputed facts as found by the trial court may be summarized as follows:
The spouses Augusto Manalang and Victoria Dabu were the original owners of the two-story building located at 2268-2270 España Street. On August 14, 1951, they executed a deed of chattel mortgage over this property in favor of Benito Manalansan to secure the payment of a loan. Because of their failure to pay the loan on the date of maturity, the mortgage was foreclosed and on May 14, 1956, the sheriff of Manila sold the building at public auction to...