Академический Документы
Профессиональный Документы
Культура Документы
D.M. Consunji vs. CA, G.R. No. 137873, April 20, 2001
Cui vs. Arellano University 2 SCRA 205
PNB v. Nepomuceno Productions, G.R. No. 139479, 27 December 2002
People v. Serzo, G.R. No. 118435, 20 June 1997
Gongon v. Court of Appeals, 32 SCRA 412
Repeal of Laws (Art. 7)
1. Kinds of Repeal
a. Express
b. Implied (not favored)
2. Effects
3. Sec. 444, Local Government Code
Navarro vs. Judge Domagtoy, 259 SCRA 129
Beso vs. Dagunan, 323 SCRA 566
Mecano v. COA, G.R. No. 103928, 11 December 1992
Judicial Decisions form part of the law of the land (Art. 8)
Doctrine of stare decisis
People v. Licera G.R. No. L-39990, July 2, 1975
People v. Jabinal G.R. No. L-30061, February 27, 1974
Duty of Judges (Art. 9)
Chuayan vs. Bernas, 34 Phil 631
People vs. Veneracion, 249 SCRA 251
Caltez, Inc. v. Palomar, 18 SCRA 247
People v. Licera, 65 SCRA 270
Doubtful Statues (Art. 10)
People vs. Purisima, 86 SCRA 542
In Re: Padilla, 74 Phil. 377
Customs (Art. 11-12)
1. Requisites to make a custom an obligatory rule
a. Plurality or repetition of acts;
b. Practiced by the great mass of the social group;
c. Continued practice for a long period of time;
d. The community accepts it as a proper way of acting, such that it is
considered as obligatory upon all
Martinez vs. Van Buskirk, 18 Phil 79
Yao Kee vs. Sy-Gonzales, 167 SCRA 736
In the Matter of the Petition for Authority to Continue the Use of the Firm Name Ozaeta,
Romulo, etc., 92 SCRA 1
Computation of Period and Time (Art. 13)
1. Rule on Computation of Period: First day excluded, last day included
a. Years- 365 days, unless year identified
b. Months-30 days, unless month identified
c. Days 24 hours
d. Nights - sunset to sundown
2. Exception: Computation of age - each year based on birth anniversary
3. Policy if last day is a Sunday or Legal Holiday
Garcia vs. Recio, 366 SCRA 437
CIR vs. Primetown, G.R. 162155, August 28, 2007
2. Treaty Stipulations
Civil Laws (Art. 15-17)
General Rule: Nationality Principle
a. Family Rights and Duties
d) Status
e) Condition
f) Legal Capacity
2. Exceptions
3. Property transactions (real or personal) lex situs,
4. Exception to Exception: National Law of Decedent
5. Order of successional rights
6. Amt of successional rights
7. Intrinsic validity of testamentary provisions
8. Capacity to succeed
9. Art. 26, par. 2 FC
10. Lex Loci Celebrationis
i. Exception: Intrinsic validity and Art. 26, par. 1 FC
3. Renvoi Doctrine
Miciano vs. Brimo 50 Phil 867
Van Dorn vs. Ronillo, Jr. et al., 139 SCRA 139
Pilapil vs. Ibay-Somera 174 SCRA 653
Barreto vs. Gonzales 58 ,Phil 67
Govt. vs. Frank. 13 Phil 238
Barnuevo vs. Fuster, 29 Phil 606
Testate Estate of Bohanan vs. Bohanan, et al., 106 Phil 997
Bellis vs. Bellis, 20 SCRA 358
Aznar vs. Garcia 7 SCRA 95
Roehr vs. Rodriguez, G.R. No. 142820, June 20, 2003
Garcia vs. Recio G.R. No. 138322, Oct. 2, 2002
People v. Lol-lo and Saraw, G.R. No. 17958, 27 February 1922
Eugenio v. Velez, G.R. No. 85140, 17 May 1900
Pilapil v. Ibay-Somera, G.R. No. 80116, 30 June 1989
Van Dorn v. Romillo, G.R. No. L-68470, 8 October 1985
Republic v. Iyoy, G.R. No. 152577, 21 September 2005
Republic v. Obrecido, G.R. No. 154380, 5 October 2005
Roehr v. Rodriguez, G.R. No. 142820, 20 June 2003
Art. 18
Suppletory application of Civil Code in matters governed by special law
II. Human Relations (19-36)
Art. 19-21
Doctrine of Abuse of Right
Requisites
Doctrine of Volenti non fit Injuria
Damnum Absque Injuria
Acts Contra Bonus Mores
Requisites
Breach of Promise to Marry
Development Bank of the Phils. Vs. CA, 449 SCRA 57
Uypitching vs. Quiamco, 510 SCRA 172
Wassmer vs. Velez, 12 SCRA 648
Nikko Hotel Manila Garden, et all vs. Reyes G.R. No. 154259, Feb. 28, 2005
Gashem Shookat Baksh vs. CA, 219 SCRA 115
a. Essential
i. Legal Capacity
1. Sex
2. Age
a. 18-21 requires parental consent: voidable if none
b. 21-25 parental advice: valid if none but issuance of
marriage license suspended for 3 months
i. Effect if license issued before 3 months mere
irregularity
3. Absence of Impediments (Art.35(4),36-38,52-53)
ii. Consent
b. Formal
c. Effects
i. Absence of Essential or Formal: Void
1. Exception: Art. 35(2)
ii. Defective Essential: Voidable
iii. Irregular Formal: Valid but persons liable punished civilly, criminally or
administratively
1. Exception: Voidable if no consent from parents, either or both
of contracting parties at 18 or above but below 21
3. Authority of solemnizing officer (Art 7)
a. Persons authorized
b. Exception: Either or both parties in good faith, person unauthorized to
solemnize marriage Art. 35(2)
4. Valid Marriages License
a. Art. 9, Art. 10, Art. 20
b. Marriages Exempt from Marriage License (Art. 27-34)
i. No Good faith exception
c. When either or both parties are foreign citizens, Stateless persons or refugees
(Art. 21)
Ninal vs. Bayadog, G.R. No. 133778, March 14, 2000
5. Marriage Ceremony
a. No particular form prescribed
b. Minimum requirements:
i. Appear before Solemnizing officer
1. Proxy Marriage
ii. Declaration that they take each other as husband and wife
iii. Presence of at least 2 witnesses of legal age
1. Absence merely an irregularity
6. Non-Essential/Non-Formal Requirements
a. Marriage Certificate best evidence
b. Venue of Marriage (Art. 8)
i. Directory, not affect validity of marriage
7. Foreign Marriage
a. General Rule: Where one or both parties to the marriage are citizens of the
Philippines, the foreign marriage is valid in this country if solemnized in
accordance with the laws of the country of celebration
b. Exceptions:
i. contracted by a national who is below 18 years of age
ii. bigamous or polygamous (except as provided in Art. 41, FC)
iii. contracted through mistake of one party as to the identity of the other
iv. contracted following the annulment or declaration of nullity of a
previous marriage but before partition
v. void due to psychological incapacity
vi. incestuous
vii. void for reasons of public policy
j.
There is no need for conviction in a criminal case of the guilty party. The fact
of killing committed by one of the parties to the marriage can be proved in a
civil case
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d. Medical Attendance
e. Education
f. Transportation
Kinds
a. Legal
b. Judicial
c. Conventional
Characteristics
a. Personal
b. In transmissible
c. Not subject to waiver or compensation
d. Exempt from attachment or execution
e. Reciprocal
f. Provisional Character of Support Judgment
g. Mandatory
Persons Obliged to Support each other (Art. 195)
Order of Liability if Several Persons Obliged to give Support (Art. 199)
Distrinction
Elements of Domicile
Kinds of Domicile
Requirements for Acquisiton of New Domicile
Funerals
1. Duty and right to make arrangement about funerals is in accordance with right and
5. any person who disrespects the dead or allows the same shall be liable for damages
If the deceased is married, the tombstone or mausoleum is deemed a part of the funeral
expense and chargeable against the community or conjugal partnership property
Absence
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2.
3.
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Provisional Abesence
Declaration of Absence
Presumption of Death
Reappearance of absentee
a. Effect on subsequent marriage of spouse present
b. Effect on Properties