QUIOMBING v CA G.R. No. 93010; August 30, 1990; Cruz, J. Digest prepared by Jackie Ca !

as FACTS: " a #Co structio a d $er%ice Agree&e t#, 'uio&bi g a d (iscoc)o *1 st +arty,, -oi t!y a d se%era!!y bou d t)e&se!%es to co struct a )ouse .or /ra cisco a d 0a ue!ita $a!igo *1 d +arty,, .or t)e co tract price o. +132,930.00, 4)ic) t)e !atter agreed to pay. 'uio&bi g a d 0a ue!ita $a!igo e tered i to a 1 d 4ritte agree&e t u der 4)ic) t)e 0a ue!ita ack o4!edged t)e co&p!etio o. t)e )ouse a d u dertook to pay t)e ba!a ce o. t)e co tract price i t)e &a er prescribed i t)e said 1 d agree&e t. 5)e $ps. $a!igo de.au!ted i payi g. 'uio&bi g .i!ed a co&p!ai t 4it) R5C A tipo!o .or reco%ery o. t)e a&ou t 4)ic) t)e $ps. $a!igo )ad ack o4!edged a d pro&ised to pay 6 but )ad ot, despite de&a ds 6 as t)e ba!a ce o. t)e co tract price .or t)e co structio o. t)eir )ouse. $ps. $a!igo &o%ed to dis&iss t)e co&p!ai t co te di g t)at (iscoc)o 4as a i dispe sab!e party a d t)ere.ore s)ou!d )a%e bee i c!uded as a co6p!ai ti... R5C gra ted t)e &otio . Rat)er t)a .i!e a a&e ded co&p!ai t to i c!ude (iscoc)o, 'uio&bi g appea!ed t)e order o. dis&issa! to t)e CA, argui g t)at as a so!idary creditor )e cou!d act by )i&se!. a!o e i t)e e .orce&e t o. )is c!ai& agai st t)e $ps. $a!igo. 0oreo%er, t)e a&ou ts due 4ere payab!e o !y to )i& u der t)e 1 d agree&e t, 4)ere (iscoc)o 4as ot &e tio ed at a!!. CA ru!ed i .a%or o. t)e $ps. $a!igo, ru!i g t)at7 o "., as 4as possib!e, t)e a s4er s)ou!d a!!ege a breac) o. t)e agree&e t, #t)e tria! court ca ot decide t)e dispute 4it)out t)e i %o!%e&e t o. (iscoc)o 4)ose rig)ts 4i!! ecessari!y be a..ected si ce )e is a part o. t)e 1st +arty.# o 5)e 1 d agree&e t re.erred to t)e 8Co structio a d $er%ice Agree&e t9 as its basis a d speci.ica!!y stated t)at it 4as &ere!y a 8part o. t)e origi a! agree&e t9. 'uio&bi g .i!ed a petitio .or re%ie4 to t)e $C. ISSUE/RULING: WON Biscocho, as a 2nd so ida!" c!#di$o!, is an indis%#nsa& # %a!$" in Q'io(&in)*s ac$ion +as ,s$ so ida!" c!#di$o!- .o! $h# !#cov#!" o. a(o'n$ d'# $o $h# &o$h o. $h#( / NO0 RATIO: A so!idary ob!igatio is o e i 4)ic) eac) debtor is !iab!e .or t)e e tire ob!igatio , a d eac) creditor is e tit!ed to de&a d t)e 4)o!e ob!igatio . :ac) creditor &ay e .orce t)e e tire ob!igatio , a d eac) debtor &ay be ob!iged to pay it i .u!!. "t does ot &atter 4)o as bet4ee 'uio&bi g a d (iscoc)o .i!ed t)e co&p!ai t because t)e $ps. $a!igo 4ere !iab!e to eit)er o. t)e t4o as a so!idary creditor .or t)e .u!! a&ou t o. t)e debt. /u!! satis.actio o. a -udg&e t obtai ed agai st t)e& by 'uio&bi g 4ou!d disc)arge t)eir ob!igatio to (iscoc)o, a d %ice %ersa; )e ce, it 4as ot ecessary .or bot)

'uio&bi g a d (iscoc)o to .i!e t)e co&p!ai t. " c!usio o. (iscoc)o as a co6 p!ai ti.., 4)e 'uio&bi g 4as co&pete t to sue by )i&se!. a!o e, 4ou!d be a use!ess .or&a!ity. NCC 1111 pro%ides t)at, Each one of the solidary creditors may do whatever may be useful to the others, but not anything which may be prejudicial to the latter. $ui g .or t)e reco%ery o. t)e co tract price is certai !y a use.u! act t)at 'uio&bi g cou!d do by )i&se!. a!o e. +are t)etica!!y, 4)ate%er a&ou t is a4arded agai st t)e debtor &ust be paid e;c!usi%e!y to )i&, pursua t to NCC 1113. 5)is pro%isio states t)at "the debtor may pay any of the solidary creditors; but if any demand, judicial or extrajudicial, has been made by any one of them, payment should be made to him." ". 'uio&bi g e%e tua!!y co!!ects t)e a&ou t due, (iscoc)o &ay !ater c!ai& )is s)are, but t)at decisio is .or )i& a!o e to &ake. "t 4i!! a..ect o !y 'uio&bi g as t)e ot)er so!idary creditor a d ot t)e $ps. $a!igo, 4)o )a%e abso!ute!y ot)i g to do 4it) t)is &atter. As .ar as t)ey are co cer ed, pay&e t o. t)e debt to t)e co&p!ai a t 4i!! be co sidered pay&e t to t)e ot)er so!idary creditor e%e i. t)e !atter 4as ot a party to t)e suit. R<C $ec 2.3 &a dates t)e i c!usio o. i dispe sab!e parties. " dispe sab!e parties are t)ose 4it) suc) a i terest i t)e co tro%ersy t)at a .i a! decree 4ou!d ecessari!y a..ect t)eir rig)ts, so t)at t)e court ca ot proceed 4it)out t)eir prese ce. Necessary parties are t)ose 4)ose prese ce is ecessary to ad-udicate t)e 4)o!e co tro%ersy, but 4)ose i terests are so .ar separab!e t)at a .i a! decree ca be &ade i t)eir abse ce 4it)out a..ecti g t)e&. Accordi g to Justice /eria, #4)ere t)e ob!igatio o. t)e parties is so!idary, eit)er o e o. t)e parties is i dispe sab!e, a d t)e ot)er is ot e%e ecessary * o4 proper, because co&p!ete re!ie. &ay be obtai ed .ro& eit)er.#

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