14 SUPREME COURT REPORTS At “Consing Court of Appeals ined made pubstantsl payments thereon,” and (@) he had, moreover expressly waived "demand, presentment, protest and hotie of protest and non-payment ofthe note "WHEREFORE, the eppeled Docion ofthe Court of Appe ushereby AFFIRMED, nth ests aguinct the petitioner ‘30 ORDERED Cruz, Gancayeo, Grito Aquino and Matialdo, JJ cone Decston affirmed [Notes —Tha presumption that a negotiable struments is. sued fora valusblecontidorations only prima face (Pineda vs ‘Dela Rama, 121 SCRA ST.) "Promsaory note i vord ab ntto whoroconsieration fr the notes to mluenee public offcers on tho performance of their duties (Pineda vo De la Rama, 121 SCRAGT 200 GR No 7a0r2 August 29,1960, DR and MRS MERLIN CONSING, pettioners, vs THE ‘COUItT OF APPEALS and CARIDAD SANTOS, respondents Court, Deion, Absence ofthe craton that he dean of the Supra Court and ber ler cleat ort as een reached ‘fer conulonon wth the mambers of the court wing en Ban Fo ‘Tension Efre the cos amigned foe member Dee for deco ‘Going wl nae entidte he decaton ~The sence, howe ld. 9 36 THIRD DIVISION VOL 171, AUGUST 29, 1988 16 Consing oe Cour of Appeal ‘Coxsmatn 40) Sach alone of vation wuld wt ave the ‘fac of raat oe Jecaon Some, Same, Salen, Dutes of Subuiso Lat Sells Te slr nua dcr the tag snd conan sual us ment the ber forthe purporsentenplted ia aes Der Seaton [No L Ista Auget 96,8 SCHA 755th Cour ed anion > tints one dy ofa suhdimao ltaller Iendee the abo Tetbuyes nated an scten spect perfrsance wn arg 1S compa the alr to cnet tener a the ab ‘Soot woul ores stats Te ser moto to fietss on the (found oflace of case af ston massed bythe tl cot Tame the contrast tol enn the paren mesa nota "lo the pat oft droits constr rene Theo reseed {hue Tine sin rats the ara fw tthe om blntt ated saute of ste, the Cost, slong tooth ‘julie JBL Rey dilare thao alles nthe coat ‘tat Caendancrondor made rereertations tat ‘the woul have nstrcied would nse te bul edqente oot rele nots sem probable ot uty thar beng Atubchewde plone Afterall dutta hetheng ra condon tae fora egoment by th baer rth argos ntemplted St Pris Supe Spe 17s 1890) x propet ei reotdence rexel overt 23 [at 02, aks upped) Some Same Same Same Asubdoig alr shold nt shit the bordmf ponding vances toon fam he etetce tht Inert theca abr, tadng a8 pr of Sie pariase pos the vale of Lie tbinean rand, putes have shed he Thoburden ot pding orsascess to nd om he son The {Congested nh duty ay sain tol formu alu nd conanqinatundnreer ands Seo the {ster should ented ts rportenate reaction ner pera pce tat a Altea eer Prat mpondrt nied to atoms fs os pentnars ere od east grasand eet Ba fot, tat manta Tak ef fares Paypal tat thee ‘on or ewordng airy na rae responded! this foe cause the Congr ve nlite in res ad endo bod ‘than efnng sual Sole lal aut ad eandable ‘Gute 2008, por lhe Cl Cote of he Pipa? Pe thn p25, Rolly 2] Tha setdence oer, Hwee, PW16 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED ‘Consing oo Court of Appeals tbr Wi te Goma oad he casey NstunalHousng Authonty they however, exerted the eet to cb tain them only after prvate respondent ed» eoplan for specie parfsemance apna them Moreover, as heetfore mentioned, pts tnerspouss constituted an llegd ght of Way" oer th wo ts ‘elds poate respondent whi asthe eidece ot ecrd revel Intended tbe a sbdinssn oad asap 168 at a he ta 569 {motte los aod “Tun condat ont para iepetstonere ie ‘Sone ree nd sient ad tht tne kn, ‘which rnaonafirmsnes fhe sd of P0,000 0 trae ees, ‘our of ponte respondent ein ode PETITION torenew the dssion othe CourtofAppesls Ped ‘he hes are ined the opment Court Sumulong Law Ofee for peitoner Rigardo ® Arstano for porate rerponiank corres, J Pettuoner Merlin Canaing i the repaterd owner of «9,649, 64m parce of land coverod by Transfer Coruficae of Te (cM No. 812070 located in barre Bayaubayanan, Mankina, Rizal Sometime mn 1971, Consing caused the subdiason of ead parcel of and into tury-eight (38) lots and submatzed a subti- ‘ston plan to the Land Registration Commision (LRC) whieh ‘eas approved on January 25,1971 asa simple subdwison plan Subsequently, Cnsing Med a patton for segregation tle ‘and tho tosuanceof separate cortfeate of tite for the 8 ate Inthe same petinan, Consing hkewnse informed the Regter of ‘Doods that he voluntary grants the righ of way an lots 27,8, 18,14, 19, 20,25, 26,31, 82, 85, 36, and 37 [exh “ST The ‘elton for segregation was granted and thereafter, dong bus- ‘ess under the name Mearle Homes the spaises Consing et ago the ato hse 3 et October 4, 1971 private respondent Candad Santas and the Consings entered into an agreement denominated a2. "Contract of Sale" whereby the latter agreed to soll ranafer and convay tothe former a house and lot snore partacolarly de ented as flows VOL 177, AUGUST 29, 1989 7 ‘Cansing ve Cour of Appeals - ‘A nely contra 4 bolo, be bates, mgt with tight end ter eanoacone ung, on tr pre oan (tite 26 ef tabdnson plan (LRG) Ped T2078 and Lat No 25 oF ‘Srnen plan (0) ad 90 allbong a parton oft BRC) ‘ad 38654, Race Tera contarang mare of TWO HUNDRED [Ine POUR aan SQUARE METERS TWO HUNDRED NINETY FIVE Got) SQUARE METERS, repetrety mare ot las nealing the voluntary met of way, covered bp TCE No SI8906 and TOP ‘Staan, reget, ose st Barns Bapninyanan, Munoplty of Mankna, iel Bah 0" seasstipulated in said “Coatract of Sale tat n consideration the agreement tel he buyer wl py the eller F110000 00 ‘ris interest st 12% per annum, payables allows P25,000 00, ‘pon the sgn o the contract anda monthly instalment of PyQ20 14 payable on or bere tho fh day ofeach menth beginning Decomber 1971 wathout recesty of demand unt the amount ofthe parehase pico and terest shall have been fully paud after which ownershup wuld be transfered tothe buyer ‘Santo pad hor monthly nstallmentsto the Consings Start ang May 1972, however she dafaitod her payments Con Sing sent er several lettre of dastand to which sho didnot ply On dune 28,1974, counsel fr the Coosngs sen a inl lomand latter to Santos asking ber to settle er obligations ‘whl by en have aceraed to PL, 186, othervae thy hall Teconstranned to rear to cout hogan (Record, p12) ‘Santos, represented by lawyer, anfsted her willingness to settle her eblgations on the condition that the Consings Comply wth all the laws and teguntons en subdrasions and ‘flr payment ts er af damages as aconequence of he use of ‘portion ofher ek more less 1689q maz subdnsien oad [ecard p 33), ‘Subwequentl, on July 26 1974, the Consings fe an ect iment care agaist Santos Aer nal on November 4, 1974, judgment seas rendered by Judge Greno de Ia Poe of the IMumerpal Gourt ef Marans sn favor othe Consngs| it appears, however, thst on August 2, 1974, withthe geet iment case vill pending, Santos Mod wih the then Court of First lstence (C1) a complaint for spec peefrmance wth famages aganst the Consinge On March 17, 1995, the CFL18 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED Consing vs Court of Appeals Inoued a restraining order enjoining the Moniipal Court of ‘Mariana trom resobone the motion fr exeeution Hod by he CConsings inthe ejoctment case and ftom takang further seton ‘mash ente unl further ordre fram the CF (fecord,p 691 ‘Alto bore ou by the rcardis the enmnel complatat filed by ‘Santos against Merlin Conaing cherging hun withthe ene of ‘Vuitton of Munseipal Ordinanee No 7, Sance of 1964 of Mar Joma for contracting to sell t her the two lots n question ‘without frst securing tho approval ofthe Munsipal Covel of Mankna for bis sulsiwasion plan (Exh °2"] On May 21, 1975, this complaint was dsmassed by the fiscal on the grounds of lack ofa prma frie case and presenption (Exh “1-51 "A: bout the same time, Consing submutted is subdension plan tothe Monipal Counc of Marsa far approval The ounce in tur, referred the same to the Department of Loc, ‘Governinent and Community Development (DLGCD) 1n com Dance with ts Memorandum Circular No 78-41 ofSeptmber 47.1074 "The DUGCD, im its seeand mndarcement datou March 15,1975, noted thatthe “aubdivinion plan seta n general te requirements a the subdivisen regulations ofthis Office wath ‘eobectt lot atest and lt frontages excent the stret woaths wich ate ot ndeted a ond oes and wich ae below the 10 Im munimun requirement. Ie therefore recommended that ‘the exsting roads shoul be ndcated onthe plan a8 road lots and the corresponding areas along the sides ofthe ead roads as Corrected bo reserved for fature road wadorang and annotated Inthe title as such and shouldbe excluded from the eae of te foeresponding afectod ots "(Exh "D") ‘On August 25,1981, the CPT rendered judgment finding that may have corrected the trrequaniuet with the logal zogunrements for the Speration ofthat subdivision, they eannotesape her baby tol Santes] for having sold to her portions ofthe reads or steoats dlegomimated as right-of-way On ths ground alna, thi Court believes that (Santas) wes fully justified in eefusing to pay ‘erther hor monthly amortwatens Ta tho interest of juste, faye play and equity, Uns Court believes that there shall be proportionate reduthon of the purchase pric ofthe two lots forresponding tothe area of 168 square meters, mare or ls, ‘used 26 a [nght] of way” [Reoard, p 486) The dapoatve vse oxen 700% puts © cn OHO ANGIE UNIIaiey MGURINENIOR VoL. 177, AUGUST 29, 1980 19 (Coneng ve Cour of Appeals portion ofthe OF desman reads as fellows LWHEREPORE, ype ery rendered aor fel ‘um anton orang te dfndats(Cennngs tallow the plat {o eontnue pyeng ber twetly amartieaon of the two sm ‘fessional pease pce of 74375 68a edacing ‘Thatever aout ware sendy pub her ‘Defeats a freoradeed to py th race amount 10,00 0 esd fer stray’ es "The retraungender ied guns! Muna ude Gren eta Pen nade permanent ‘inti ther prayer ee wee enn counter lam, ae Gime, lack wert "Wh cot against he deat SOORDERED Ioan p28) ‘The Consings saterpscd an appeal tothe Court of Appeals ‘winch affirmed the deamon ofthe CPT wath mediation ss the computation of the amoont tobe deducted from the pur hase price The decretal portion of the CA deen! fas follows ‘WHEREFORE, the apenle demon srheeby aemed tho moditaton tate relued pursase pc fu pepe gee ‘oma bani at PSGILE nd of P78 78 8 (Cons ast eppelante "SO'ORDERED (CA Deano, pp 12131 From the decision ofthe Court of Appeals, ptitonerspouses fled tins pettoon for new etng the illoang reasons why the deeson of respondent court should be renewed and ther petition allowed 1 The decane hy he respondent aut of Appa an tous eate coe not mol with he sequent of Atle VI, ‘ection 13, oft New Gt, 2 ated or oe Pla and te reap Grr af Ago nbd at we te Ca Sines conse a vlnary rhe of may ot Lt 25 ad 26 the Pooned by Jostee Ocho Lb Pe woth Juss Denno P Jado an Aton M Marie one20 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED ‘Gonsingv# Court of Appeals rates tho gi ey sone be wna iy the Cons Ref bemume oteta roads wach tho Coonngs have nog a, ‘1 Ita arheny and contrary to the acumen fat the respondent Conf Appessts say that te partons of Lot 29 08 26 Tree voluntary gon fe aca wed restr onde seeieeettwelony state te tule, me eaten as, SEAESE et arslahntend prtona wre ot tet oa, SoP fost eae to vty gt of my and pie of the Beith robdnnon was apprond by the Land Regan (Cchuononer ara smple sbitonon pan wach lery shows hat {Sore are nosseets or rod lotsa the nubian | 'Wenrartary Or oie Pada andthe reapondont Cour ot sto appar tothe prtonaof Lots 25 and 2p ong 2Pesy re sts rondo ad then compute te vas of tbe and Given creenr and erronerur tanner, deducing Sarwar ‘valu o computed fom the P1100 purdace poe and ream aga or es! me nore the Cons to psy 10,000 itn fu to Cand ll, pp 25) ‘meteator, prove respondent, as required by the Court fod her Answet/Comaent to which petitaners fing thes Reply On ‘May 2, 1968 the Court after consdaring the allegations co fauned, the issues ravsed and the arguments adduced xn the pleadings submited by the parties, gave due course to the petiuon Rollo, p BA] "Peishonors fat rite the mene ofthe Caurt of Appeals nam compliance wath the certfeaton reqsrement undor Art VII, See of the 1987 Constston “Art VI, Seo 13 of the 1987 Constitution provides that See 19. The coclusons ofthe Supreme Court in any eso bane to for dacson on Bane or 9 svn sal be reach walsh before he cae angoed oa Meter the write of ‘oepumon afte Cour Acorn to tis ef ed bythe Chie Siete sale eand ond apy href otache othe record of he ne nd vero upon the parts Any Member who ako pt, o¢ ‘Risened or attained fom 2 Sonos or resnlution must stato the ‘Rowman The sme reasons hal be bse By aloe ‘Slegitecourte {Mabe supphoal Vou 177, AUGUST 29, 1989 2 (Consng ov Court of Appeal "The fist eentence of Une provnen aulhning the docnon making procs ofthe Supreme Cours opie fr bos the 1995" and 1973° Constitutions Theater Cnsttauon farther broadened the appiation ofthe reqrrement on the dean ‘alung proces by mandating hat thus "shallbe observed by al uo requirement however, & new provision introduced by the rae ofthe 187 Canstation Te prpose {sto enaare the mplomentaton ofthe cottutinsl require: * Atle VIL Sec 11 Th shine ofthe Supeems Cort any cam subd ttf oon shal be hed sn cola, ise te ccs iam os Suunto ng pine fhe Court Any Jesse fitetng fem a desolate the ‘esse ra ase. “hele Xe # The conan ofthe Suprene out any cosmid sean wane oF ah atonal echo ‘ntennlatontfre thease sangnd 9 Menboe rhe ng {Hibe spon of the Court Any Member divesting fom a doesn ‘halltee hn ennnafortus det Te oe eqrenect al be ‘herve by all nee cleat cris yp ierquesy dated Jane 221997 advecd toe thes ‘ch dashes of te Supreme Cont Clos Teshante the then Pronting dusoee ofthe Cou of Appeals Crane Grino-agine outed tha n'a etng let week of th sharmen of the presen 16 cvonscluheGouteappni the mat wre or Sopng. wath ight edison, he fv nw wed by the 8 rome Courter thevndetatan on ian chases ober ie ube te Chet done th deen ht Cat oe Matera the Ghen bane teanndune 26 187refss that ns Dri daring th time tat te uaa of he Ca greed tates (vison ct adopt sown cetueaien a nga he Consttons ‘Stgoremen asttiod la these etn the Prag Juste Inde now bar ntanton ts snl wc de requreent ne ‘Sel ater her eee mr aed upon by he SOT an en onc ‘etn ted une 497987 romeo Jon 29 T887 the SC “pproved the CA's propio serfiton Tt onde terre hat ‘etme aer dune 1867 did the Gour Appeals be oma the ‘Sflcnton requrd under 1947 Contain TheCA dosent ‘recnme wae ended on Ape 90,198722 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED ‘Consing ws Cour of Appeals ‘nent that desmons of the Supreme Court and lower cllagrate tours, such asthe Court of Appeals, Sandiganbayan and Court tf Tax Appests, ee reached star consultation with the mem- bere ofthe cour sitting en Bane or a a diason before the case ‘assigned fo.a member there! fr daeionswmtng The de tome nue rendareby the ert ae abody and nat meray bya Inember thereof {Record of the Conaututional Commission 498-600) This tp Keeping wth the vory nature ofa callegial body which ares a ts decisions only after delberstion, toe fxchange of ews and ideas, and the concurrence ef the re fuired mayonty vote “The absence, however, ofthe certsfiestion would natnecessa- uly monn that the ease submited for dessin had not been Teached in consultation before bang’ asaigned Lo one member farehe writing ofthe opinion ofthe Court since dhe regular pr formance of official duty ie presumed (See 8 (m) of Bula 131, Rules of Court) ‘The lack of eoruiestion at the end of the ‘deosion would only serve as evidence of faluce to observe the ‘corifention requiement and may be basis for holding the ‘ficial responsible forthe omssin to account therefor (See 1 Record ofthe Constitvtional Commision 460] Such absence of ‘certification would not have the effect of svaluating the dec "The second and third assigned errors of petitioners assal the decision of the Court of Appeals finding thst.a portion of Lots 25, land 26, although called a voluntary night of ay, 18 subdivt ‘son roed which Uhey have wo ght to sell The Gonsings argue that tvs a voluntary easement which thay have @ righ to Constitute by tte of Are 619 of the New Grl Code and“bly onstitating and establishing a voluntary right of way sad {st ats, the poruons aulyect to the voluntary night of way did tot become street or roads ag held by Judge Pineda and the ‘ovpondent Court of Appeals, they contnue to be the property the Consings but subject to an encumbrance subject to an fasomont ofrightof way" (Petition, p 22,Rollop 27) Further, the Conaings tontond that “tho portions of Lots 25 and 26 subject to voluntary night of way ean nover be usd as stress oF ‘allots because thew] subdivision plan was approved by the {Land Registration Commissioner asa simple subdivien plan, whigh means that there are no etoste or road Tots nthe VoL 177, AUGUST 28, 1969 23 ‘Consing Cart of Appl ‘ubdiwsin, otherwise would aot have been approved (Gucht "Peston, p 26, Rl, p 29) In fn, he Consngs are alleging that thare1s:né tase fr the reduetionin the purchase ‘ree of the two lots ‘Private respondent Sante on the other hand, avers tht the lage mgt of way i ctl subatonn rbd ‘Thon rd Inclood ithe two oteseldtaber sndshe se doprived the nat {nd enjoyment thereof, hens eduction he parse pice fad lots asm order Petitioners contentions ae dovod af ment The dance oo record nogates the Consingyanertion that he orion sect to the voluntary easement of ght of wey are ot roads Tt Undupated thatthe Canning eubdivion plan was approve bythe LRC as asumplesubinston whic nested no ests or roads, Howover, this doesnot preside the need fr ther ‘ruin the subdension Aa examination ofthe Consngy sd ‘to plan reveal that Ueland subd ta 8 ote wath the socalled voluntary nico way eutting ars lots? and 3, “Tan 6,8 and 9,19 end 12, Wand 15,19 2nd 18, and 2,25, and 24, 2 and 27,81 and 30,32 end38 The lave postion of thigh ef way” ne-asneth lt chow that infact read ‘without which tho subdwison ot buyers woudhave no means ‘of acens oan fom the vison Moreover, x hereifere sated, when the Munuipel Conse referred the Consings subiwsion plan t the DUGCD, the latter recommended thatthe gusting roads within te subd ‘on shoul be sadicatd onthe plan as rod Tots In tar, the Munsipal Coupe of Marna passed Reslaton No.0 p> proving the subdveision plan of Merle Homes, Ine subject, however to several condos one of whch isthe subdinsion ‘owner's compliance with the reeammendtin ofthe DUGCD On May 19,1975, Morin Coosing wrote alter addressed to ‘the Munsapa Mayor nd Munepat Counalo Manna where, ‘ne admitted thatthe road lt as shown m he plan anginal spproved by the Land Hepstratioa Commisaon are the Right ‘way which are annotatedinthe corresponiing trate Cat ‘sete of ile, copies of whch mer supplied ot frag Yyourafce Thosoaretheroadlotsmentioned "(Exh "24" Tn tho seme letter, Mer Consing statd thatthe rad ots annotated in thetr correspooding titles ARE NOT INCLUDED24 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED ‘Cansing v= Court of Appeals {the ele of the property “However, the renaforcorafieats of Ute covering lt 20 and lot 26 clearly state the boundaries thereof end when compared tthe Consing’subaivanan plan ‘would reveal thatthe seller tld tht portion covered by the Tight ef way to the buyer Further, the "Contract of Sale” Tiiween the partes 8 epee Uat the proprty sold to Santos ticludes the voluntary night of way [See Exh “I1" pertinent portion quatod m p 2 ofthis decom] Tn Lineo De or Senos (GR No L-18137, August 81, 1968,6 'SORA'798] the Court had oseston to stato one duty of @ Subdinaon lot salle In sad-ease the cubdivinon Tot buyers Insituted an acton for speafe performance with damages to ‘ompel the sellers to construct the nocessary roads in the Subdivision that would serv as outlets ‘The sellers’ motion to ‘iomoson the ground ofackofeauseof action was sustained by tho te! court bovause the contrat to gell between the pares mentioned no obliation en the part of the defendants to sm ‘Bruct roads he ease reached thas Tnbunal and an resolving, the issue of whether oF not the complannt sisted a cause of Schon, the Coore, speaking through Mr Justice JBL Reyes, Secared thae "ae allegetons ve the complaint that defen: flaat-vendor made representations that ‘she would have con- ructed (ve, would eau tobe bu!) adequate outlets forthe Tot sold do not stnke ust beso mprabable as to justify there bang disbeheved de plana Afr al. sells duty sto deliver the thing sold wa a condition sustable for st enayment bythe ber for the purposes contomploted (Sent Trib. Suprema of ‘Spain, 17 Nov 1990), and proper aces fo a readence exten ‘iol toutseryyment "(at 802, tales supphed) in the cago a bar, on including apart of Santos’ purchase pace the value ofthe aubdinavn rad, petitonere have shed foher the burden of providing or an acoss to and fom the b- fasion ‘The Consngs have thus feds thew duty es subdva- Sion lo sellers and for such fulore and consequent unfairness fd anyustic to Santos, the late shuld be entted toa propor ‘Menate reduction her purchase pce of the bwo lots ‘Petitioner-spouses alo allege thatthe CA ered ants compu tation ofthe amount tobe defusted frm the purchase pce af thelote They contend that respondant court had no bast when ‘made its computation and st meray assumed the price to be VOL 17, AUGUST 29,1968 5 Conning oe Court of Appeats Aedcted "Tho CRTs computation dedvcte trom the ttal purchase proce of PLL0,00000 the prse per equre meter ofthe lets ‘multiphod by the total rea covered bythe nghivef way whichis 68 sqm Inarnang atthe pace per aguare metro the wa Jot, the tral cour vded the otal purchate pre bythe otal ea ofthe tw lot, which 689 9m ‘On appeal ta the Cour of Appeals, te Consngs tok excep ‘non to tus methed a eompatatonallrng that te lure fale to take onto acount the valve of the bungelow coe structed onthe lots and which arto contract The Court Of Appeals found ment inthis sllaatien an recompited the pce per square meta ofthe we este fllewng manner ‘hore 6 however, no endeen smyth eft ln ol, sepurtny fm ha othe bute rd herr Baht tay, tna bu resenaoly esuned under be creams of the 0 that ae half athe pce ate papery sean ‘house ante ake hale the lt Ugen te seman th pi ‘er auc hte af the nd oth al ron of 85 ea re) tiny beplacd at P03 and th oeeaf 16 squnremaers ott Wry at PL5657 86 stad of Pal37568 mated sm he apple ‘econ whut sony and rary deduce fm the tl [urchove price due fe the apalle In ensaquar, te taal ‘head partace pct the ate ropa maybe and at POQRIETG (cr 1100000 manus P1561 84) Ica Danan, 1] nod the record is bert of ay endonce as regards the price of the roots ol to Santos separately rom the pc of {he bungalow construsied thereon The exhibit pravented by ‘the partes and thar tosumomes dont reveal separate vai- stonsofthe bungalow andthe twelots Brident theefrethe {het that the parchae price of PLOGOO 00 is fr bth the ‘ungslow and the two lots eld as on property Further, to rogue the partis to edduce chu vspucveendonceasto the eparate valuations of the proprio i quesaon would only serve to unduly delay the disposition a the ease Under these fareumstances, the Court of Appeal computation tht one halt tthe porehase poe of 110,000 00 comespondsto the alos of ‘he bungelow and the ober hao the volte both ost on fave Accordingly, the Court wil nt disturb the same26 SUPREME COURT REPORTS ANNOTATED ‘Consing ve Court of Appeale ‘ally, potiuoners allge thatthere eno bass for awarding attorneys focs to [poate respondent) in thus eate because the Gonsungs have not ‘acted yn gross and erent bad fath 15 ‘refusing to satey (Santo plaalyvabd, just and demandable ‘un (At 2908, para ofthe Ciel Code of the Philippines {Petiuon,p 26, Rell, p St) The evdence on record, bowev proves otherwise Whale the Consings have secured the ne Eon heanees to operates subdivision from the Mumseyps) Coun ‘GlafMamione and the National Housing Authonty they, how- ier oxerted thocfort to obtain them only after prvaterespen- dent filed eomplatnt for spocfc performance ageunat them Moreover, as heretofore mentioned, petitioner spouses const ited an slleged night of way” over the two Tots eal to private eopondent which as the evidence on record roveals vas sn {ended tobe asubdisionrosd occupying 168 qm ofthe total 1550 eg tof the lote sold Ts conduct on the part of the petitioners cleanly shows gross and evident bad fait not to Trontion lack of furmess, fr which reason afirmanco of the {ward ef P10,000 0 storey’ foes in favor of pavate respon: eat iain order “WHEREFORE, in vow ofthe foregoing, the deeiswon of the court of Appeals s AFFIRMED ‘SO ORDERED. Feman, (CJ), Outerer, Jr, Felina and Budin, Jd, ection affirmed Notes —Where decison of one divinon devises from dest= ‘on of another don, ase wl b taken up by the Supreme Court on bane (Ver Jen Shupping & Marine Services, Ine = NLRC, 125 SCRA 577) "Tho Supreme Court remains one court woth a single vos lthough i now works In two Siasons (Vir Jen Shippung “Marine Serotes, Ine vt NLRC, 126 SCRA 61) ‘VoL 17, AUGUST 28, 1969 a Commissioner of Cstome ue Makosor ‘OR No 7807 Aagane 28,1009" COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, petitener, oe THE HON RAMON P_MAKASIAR, RIC Judge, Branch 35, Marla end ‘THE DISTILLERS CO LID OF ENGLAND, respondents Coury, AdmanutratieLow, Bara of Customs, Realtek ourtshav ro juraditaon opt upon the vay er raged Stitureandfirfature prodigy the Bares of Casts then traugh etn fret proton or manda Drdenceoepete mith ves ch have hd tht rope al ourt are deal of any competes to pase pan he at ot Terslanty of sore an efatre preceeding dated nthe Burena of Catoms, ante amon, or eiarnee rare ith, ese proves The Cole often tng neoaare sn tare Proceedings ha excuse yansicton Her en dtraneel qes- [one touching onthe stare and roar ft ged Tho Fogonal nel courte predudodfom sung eghnaes ove {ach natr ve hough pten ef ertorn, proof tan ‘Tnur er Cancral Trae Serna» Dan, 0 No 119050, Sop tener 23,1966, 16 SORA 60, Pace Avena, GR No e225, ‘November 25,1665 18 CHA 07, De dojo Lanse, GR No T- ‘Gg, Apt 27, 1057 19SCRA 83, Ponce Barlow Vinay, No {Lato January 30 1071, 87 SCRA 88, Cllr of Cutan ¥ ‘Torres, GH No” 1-207, May Bt, 1972, 46 SORA 272, Paes © Garon, No L-24068, Apel 3, 874,66 BORA 68, Commi oer af Casta v Nevers, GR No 13146, May 8,977, 77 SCRA de Repubicw dou GR Mo 135200 September 107,05 SSCHA 76 Dein Foetev De Veya, OR N> L350, anuary 31, 1968120 SCRA ast) ‘Same, Same, Sane, Regina tnal sourts av no roe powers vectra concerning tur ond forfoture pressing coded the Calica of CurtsmeItv emo wasted ta he pro ‘og ofthe Tan and Carma Coe nd tha f Rope A No 1125, ex emended, spec the proper fre for the venation of ny leg! ection or eos rsmeonerang Uno omens At tf the Caleta of Cartons are tpealae to the Camiaoer ef stone wha acne, mtr are subgenre pee [Rieju ofthe Couee Tox Appeals Teen enappeal ie ‘ou Coat trough the appoprasspeton fr rvew by writ of ~RAIRD DIVISION