Legal Insights

Unwritten Land Sales in the Philippines: When Possession and Improvements Matter

The Supreme Court clarifies when an unwritten sale of land can be enforced, focusing on possession, improvements, and partial performance under Philippine law.

Double Sale of Land: Good Faith and Prior Registration Under Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies double sale rules: good faith and registration determine ownership of land sold twice.

Double Sale of Land: Prior Knowledge Defeats Claim of Good Faith

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on double sales of land: a buyer who knows of prior claims or occupants cannot claim good faith.

Good Faith VS Notice Priority Rights IN Double Sale OF Land

Citizenship and Land Ownership: When a Void Sale to an Alien Is Cured

A sale of land to an alien is void, but the defect is cured when the land later passes to Filipino citizens. The Supreme Court explains why reversion fails.

Double Sale of Land: Priority of Registered Title in Good Faith

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on double sale of land: who owns the property when the same parcel is sold twice.

Double Sale and Estafa: When a Land Transaction Can Lead to Criminal Charges

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when a double sale of land becomes estafa, requiring deceit and damage, not mere breach of contract.

Double Sale of Land in the Philippines: Bad Faith Registration and Ejectment Rights

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on double sale of land: bad faith registration cannot defeat the first buyer's right to possession.

Double Sale of Land: Good Faith as the Decisive Factor in Ownership Disputes

In double sales of land, good faith determines ownership. The Supreme Court explains why a clean title alone does not protect a buyer who ignores visible occupants.

Tax Delinquency and Public Auction: When a Tax Sale of Land Is Invalid

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when a tax delinquency auction sale of real property is invalid and what documents prove a valid tax sale.

Double Sale of Land: Why Prior Registration Alone Does Not Win Ownership

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that in double sales of land, prior registration only prevails if the second buyer acted in good faith throughout.

When Double Sale of Land Tests Good Faith and Judicial Impartiality

A priest bought land twice sold; the Supreme Court clarifies good faith in double sales and the limits of judicial discretion.

Double Sale of Land: Good Faith Registration Is Key to Ownership

In a double sale of land, the buyer who registers first in good faith wins. Bad faith registration confers no ownership.