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Nov 10, 2004 civil-law solutio-indebiti donation reconveyance property-disputes trust

Piercing the Veil When Trust Turns to Deceit in Property Disputes

When a foreigner entrusts money to friends to buy property, but the deed names them as owners, Philippine courts apply solutio indebiti to compel reconveyance.