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Palanca vs. Guides

SIMPLICIO A. PALANCA, Petitioner, versus ULYSSIS GUIDES joined by her husband LORENZO GUIDES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 146365 | 2005-02-28

D E C I S I O N 

Tinga, J.: 

  For review are the Court of Appeals' Decision[1] dated 17 November 1999 and Resolution[2] dated 15 November 2000 in CA-G.R. CV No. 56258, dismissing petitioner's appeal and affirming the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court of Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Branch 42, in Civil Case No. 4721. 

  On 23 August 1983, petitioner Simplicio Palanca executed a Contract to Sell a parcel of land[4] on installment with a certain Josefa A. Jopson[5] for P11,250.00. In accordance with the contract, Jopson paid petitioner P1, 650.00 as her down payment, leaving a balance of P9, 600.00. 

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