SPS.

LAOVSHEIRSOFALBURO
FACTS:
SpsLaoowned4parcelsofland(Lot14)
SpsLaofiledanapplicationfortheregistrationofthe4lots.
HeirsofAlburoobjectedtheapplicationwithrespecttothelotno.2,whichtheyallegedthattheregistration
oflotno.2includedthewallwhichaccordingtothembelongedtoLorenzaAlburo.
ISSUE:WONthewallisapartywall?
RULING:ThewallinquestionisNOTapartywall.
TheSCcitedarticles572&573oftheoldCC(nowarticle659&660)
659easementofpartywallispresumedunlessthereistitleorexteriormarksorprooftothecontrary.
660esteriorsignswhichconflictstheeasementofpartywall.
Inthiscaseitwasproventhat:
a.)thewallishigherthanthebuildingoftheAlburos
b.)onthetopofthewall,thereisagutterwhichcatchesthewaterrainfromtheroofofthebldg.ofspslao.
c.)thereisapipeconnectedfromthegutterandattachedfromthewall,itcarriesthewaterraintothe
street.
d.)theroofofthebldg.ofspslaocoveredtheportionofthetopofthewall.
e.)thesupportsofthewallwerepositionedonthelotofsps.Lao
f.)STONE
THESEEXTERIORSIGNSSHOWSTHATTHEWALLISNOTAPARTYWALLBUTANEXCLUSIVEPROPERTYOFSPS
LAO.HEIRSOFALBUROFAILEDTOPROVETHATPORTIONOFTHEWALLWASERECTEDONTHEIRLAND.

theexteriorsignscannotbedefeatedbythefactthatthewallextendstothestreet74mfartherthansps
laosbldg.norbythefactsthatthefaceofthewallisonthesamestreetlineasthebldg.ofalburo.