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Maria P. Vda. De Jomoc, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

MARIA P. VDA. DE JOMOC, ET AL., petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, 10th Judicial Region, Br. 25, respondents.

G.R. No. 92871 | 1991-08-02

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The main issue raised in these consolidated petitions is whether or not private respondent Maura So abandoned or backed out from the agreement for the purchase of a lot belonging to the heirs of Pantaleon Jomoc, so that the subsequent sale to petitioner spouses Lim is null and void.

The subject lot in Cagayan de Oro City forms part of the estate of the late Pantaleon Jomoc. Because it was fictiously sold and transferred to third persons, petitioner Maria P. Vda. Jomoc, as administratrix of the estate and in behalf of all the heirs, filed suit to recover the property before the trial court of Misamis...