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LATOJA vs LIM Vacate issued by the court sheriff.

SC granted the
G. R. NO. 198925 TRO prayed for.
JULY 13, 2016
Sereno, CJ. Cabe contends that the Decision in the consolidation
case had become final after the SC dismissed the
FACTS: appeal of Cardona II and before the Judgment by
Compromise was rendered in 2006. Therefore, Judge
On May 21, 1997, respondent Teresita Cabe, together Lim was simply guided by the rule on the finality of
with Donato A. Cardona II (Cardona II), executed a judgment when he issued the assailed Order. Cabe
Deed of Sale with Pacto de Retro over a parcel of asserts that she is therefore entitled to the writ of
land registered under the “Heirs of Donato Cardona possession prayed for
represented by Jovita T. Cardona.” For failure of
Cardona II to repurchase the property from her within ISSUE:
one year as agreed upon in the deed, Cabe filed a
Petition for Consolidation of Ownership pursuant to Whether Judge committed a grave abuse of discretion
Article 1607 of the Civil Code to the RTC. The petition by Granting the Motion for Issuance of Writ of
was granted. Cardona II questioned the trial court’s Possession - YES
decision by filing with the Court of Appeals a petition
HELD:
for certiorari which was dismissed by the CA.
Cardona II also appealed to the Supreme Court which Jurisprudence provides only these four instances
was also denied. when a writ of possession may issue: (1) land
registration proceedings; (2) extrajudicial foreclosure
Thereafter, respondent Cabe filed a motion for
of mortgage of real property; (3) judicial foreclosure of
execution of the RTC decision in the consolidation
property, provided that the mortgagor has possession,
case which was granted. Cabe prayed for the
and no third party has intervened; and (4) execution
issuance of a Writ of Possession which was granted
sales.
by Judge Lim of RTC Branch 2.
The consolidation of title prescribed in Article 1607 of
Petitioners allege grave abuse of discretion on the
the Civil Code is merely for the purpose of registering
part of Judge Lim, contending that Judge Lim wrongly
and consolidating title to the property in case of a
granted the motion for the issuance of a Writ
vendor a retro’s failure to redeem.
ofPossession to Cabe. They allege that in 2006, this
same Judge Lim rendered a Judgment by Judge Lim overlooked the nature of the Pacto de
Compromise in an Action for Partition of Real Retro sale entered into by Cabe and Cardona II.
Properties. This action was filed by Spouses Latoja
against Spouses Cardona, who are the parents of It is basic that in a pacto de retro sale, the title and
Cardona II, respondent in the consolidation case ownership of the property sold are immediately vested
Among the properties included in the partition case in the vendee a retro. As a result, the vendee a retro
was OCT No. 41, the same property subject of the has a right to the immediate possession of the
consolidation case. The Judgment by Compromise property sold, unless otherwise agreed upon.
awarded OCT No. 41 on a 50/50 pro indiviso Therefore, the right of respondent Cabe to possess
ownership to Spouses Latoja and Spouses Cardona the subject property must be founded on the terms of
pursuant to their Compromise Agreement. the Pacto de Retro Sale itself, and not on the decision
in the consolidation case.Contract to Sell
Spouses Latoja contend that Judge Lim, wrongly
granted the motion for the issuance of a Writ of DISPOSITIVE: Petition GRANTED. TRO for the writ
Possession to Cabe despite the Judgment by of possession made permanent
Compromise he had previously rendered in the
partition case. Judge Lim was then the presiding
judge of RTC-Br. 1, Borongan, Eastern Samar when
he awarded half of the same property to petitioners.
Alleging that they are in possession of a portion of the
subject property, petitioners also prayed for the
issuance of a TRO to enjoin the implementation of the
assailed Order in view of the issuance of the Notice to

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