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Teran vs. Villanueva

JESUS TERAN, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FRANCISCA VILLANUEVA, VIUDA DE RIOSA, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 34697 | 1932-03-26

D E C I S I O N


VILLAMOR, J:

On October 6, 1928, the parties in this case executed the deed of sale Exhibit A, whereby the defendants sold to the plaintiff for P4,000 the parcel of land therein described as containing an area of 34 hectares, 52 ares, and 43 centares.

The plaintiff brought this action for rescission of the contract, with damages, upon discovering that the parcel of land contained only about ten hectares.

The trial court found no evidence of bad faith on the part of the defendants, and we agree with this finding. This land, with the same area stated in the contract, was inherited by the defendants from their late...