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Fausto Rubiso Vs. Florentino Rivera, Et Al. 041 Phil 39

FAUSTO RUBISO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. FLORENTINO RIVERA, ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. 15260 | 1920-08-18

D E C I S I O N


VILLAMOR, J .:

About April, 1915, Fausto Rubiso and Florentino Rivera had a litigation concerning the ownership of the pilot boat Valentina. Rivera acquired it on January 4, 1915, from its original owner the Chinaman Sy Qui, but did not inscribe his title in the mercantile registry according to article 573 of the Code of Commerce in relation to article 2 of Act No. 1900. Subsequently Rubiso bought said pilot boat in a sale at public auction for the sum of P55.45 on January 23, 1915, and inscribed his title in the mercantile registry on March 4th of the same year. The suit was decided by the Court of First Instance of...