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Rafael G. Suntay vs. Court Of Appeals, et al.

RAFAEL G. SUNTAY, substituted by his heirs, namely: Rosario, Rafael, Jr., Apolinario, Raymund, Maria Victoria, Maria Rosario and Maria Lourdes, all surnamed SUNTAY, petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS and FEDERICO C. SUNTAY, respondents.

G.R. No. 114950 | 1995-12-19

D E C I S I O N


HERMOSISIMA, JR., J.:

Grave danger of destitution and ruin or irretrievable loss of property awaits those who practice or condone accommodation in order to circumvent the law or to hide from it. This case, involving Federico Suntay, a wealthy landowner from Bulacan, is in point. He is here pitted against his own lawyer, unfortunately his own nephew, Rafael Suntay, in whose favor he signed and executed a deed of sale of a parcel of valuable and productive real property for a measly P20,000.00. Federico claims that the sale was merely simulated and has been executed only for purposes of accommodation. Rafael Suntay, to the...