G.R. No. 165836 - PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, VS. ADELA SIA AND ROBERT NGO.D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, premises considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the plaintiffs against the defendants: (1) Ordering defendant Midcom thru Miguel Say to execute the Deed of Absolute Sale in favor of plaintiffs upon payment of the balance of the purchase price of the land in the amount of P70,000.00, and to deliver the duplicate owner's copy of the title over the land in question to the plaintiffs as well as such other documents necessary for the transfer or conveyance thereof to the plaintiffs; (2) Ordering defendants Apolonia Ngo and all other persons claiming rights under them to turn over and deliver the duplicate original of the title over the lot in dispute to plaintiffs and to convey the property to them; (3) Ordering defendant Register of Deeds of Manila to issue the title in the name of plaintiffs over the premises in question and to cancel the title in the name of Apolonia Ngo and other persons; (4) Declaring the adverse claim of Apolonia Ngo as void and of no effect; (5) Ordering the Register of [Deeds of] Manila or its deputy to cancel the adverse claim of Apolonia Ngo as appearing in the title of the lot in question; (6) Ordering the defendants Midcom thru Miguel Say and Apolonia Ngo to pay jointly and severally the plaintiffs the sum of P100,000.00 as moral damages, and P50,000.00 as exemplary damages; (7) Ordering the defendants Midcom, Miguel Say and Apolonia Ngo to pay jointly and severally the plaintiffs the sum of P30,000.00 attorney's fees; (8) Respondents Miguel Say, Apolonia Ngo and the Register of Deeds of Manila are hereby declared in contempt of court and are hereby fined P100.00 each with subsidiary imprisonment in case of insolvency for violation of the restraining order; (9) Ordering defendants to pay the costs. SO ORDERED.