G.R. No. 122047 - SPOUSES SERAFIN SI AND ANITA BONODE SI, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES JOSE ARMADA AND REMEDIOS ALMANZOR (DECEASED, AND SUBSTITUTED BY HEIRS: CYNTHIA ARMADA, DANILO ARMADA AND VICENTE ARMADA).DECISION - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the decision appealed from is hereby REVERSED, and a new one is rendered: 1) Annulling and declaring as invalid the registration of the Deed of Absolute Sale dated March 27, 1979 executed by Cresenciana V. Alejo in favor of Anita Bonode Si. 2) Ordering the Register of Deeds of Pasay City to annul and cancel Transfer Certificate of Title No. 24751, issued in the name of Anita Bonode Si, married to Serafin D. Si., Jose R. Armada, married to Remedios Almanzor and Dr. Severo R. Armada Jr., single. 3) Ordering the Register of Deeds of Pasay City to reconstitute and revive Transfer Certificate of Title No. 16007 in the names of Jose, Crisostomo and Severo, Jr. 4) That plaintiffs be allowed to repurchase or redeem the share corresponding to the share of Crisostomo Armada within thirty (30) days from notice in writing by Crisostomo Armada. 5) The defendants-appellees are jointly and severally ordered to pay the plaintiffs-appellants the sum of P10,000.00 as moral damages. 6) The defendants-appellees are jointly and severally ordered to pay the plaintiff-appellants the sum of P10,000.00 as attorney's fees and litigation expenses and costs of suit. SO ORDERED.