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Rosa Silagan Vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, Et Al.

ROSA SILAGAN, petitioner, vs. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, TITO K. YAO, CHUN PENG, DANIEL CABIGON and CHAN YAN PENG, respondents. Pedro P. Talbo for petitioner. Leonardo A. Amores and Lauro G. Noel for private respondents.

G.R. No. 68743 | 1991-05-08

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

What in essence the petitioner seeks is the enforcement of certain agreements in infringement of the Constitution. Such an attempt cannot of course be allowed to succeed. For this, and other reasons hereafter set out, judgment must go against the petitioner.

The basic agreements are embodied in two (2) private documents. The first, dated January 20, 1958, shows on its face that petitioner Rosa Silagan purchased from Rita Macabasag a parcel of land known as Lot 630-A at the price of P3,500.00. 1 Silagan says she paid Macabasag P1,500.00 on that day, and their understanding was that the balance was payable...