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Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co. Vs. Pascual.

METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO., Petitioner, versus NICHOLSON PASCUAL a.k.a. NELSON PASCUAL, Respondent.

G.R. No. 163744 | 2008-02-29

D E C I S I O N


VELASCO, JR., J.:

Respondent Nicholson Pascual and Florencia Nevalga were married on January 19, 1985. During the union, Florencia bought from spouses Clarito and Belen Sering a 250-square meter lot with a three-door apartment standing thereon located in Makati City. Subsequently, Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. S-101473/T-510 covering the purchased lot was canceled and, in lieu thereof, TCT No. 156283[1] of the Registry of Deeds of Makati City was issued in the name of Florencia, "married to Nelson Pascual" a.k.a. Nicholson Pascual.

In 1994, Florencia filed a suit for the declaration of nullity of marriage...