Case Digest: Santos v. CA
LEOUEL SANTOS, petitioner vs COURT OF APPEALS, defendant GR No. 112019. January 4, 1995 Facts: Leouel and Julia exchanged vows on September 20, 1986. A year after the marriage, the couple when quarreling over a number of things including the interference of Julia’s parents into their marital affairs. On May 18, 1998, Julia finally left […]
Case Digest: Tsoi v. CA
CHI MING TSOI, petitioner vs COURT OF APPEALS, defendant GR No. 119190. January 16, 1997 Facts: Sometime on May 22, 1988, Gina and Chi Ming Tsoi were married as evidence by their marriage contract. From May 22, 1988, until their separation on March 15, 1989, there was no sexual contact between them. Gina made attempts […]
Case Digest: Beltran v. People of the Philippines
MEYNARDO L. BELTRAN, petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, and HON. JUDGE FLORENTINO TUAZON, JR. being the Judge of the RTC, Branch 139, Makati City, respondents G.R. No. 137567. June 20, 2000 FACTS: The petitioner filed a petition for nullity of marriage on the ground of psychological incapacity. In her Answer to the said petition, […]
Case Digest: Domingo v. CA
Eugenio Domingo, Crispin Mangabat and Samuel Capalungan vs. Hon. Court of Appeals, Felipe C. Rigonan and Concepcion R. Rigonan G.R. No. 127540 17 October 2001 Facts: Paulina Rigonan owned three parcels of land located at Batac and Espiritu, Ilocos Norte, including a house and warehouse on one parcel. She allegedly sold them to Felipe and […]
Case Digest: Atienza v. Brillantes Jr.
LUPO ALMODIEL ATIENZA, complainant, v. JUDGE FRANCISCO BRILLANTES, JR., respondent. A.M. No. MTJ-92-706. March 29, 1995. Facts: Respondent Judge Francisco was charged by petitioner Lupo Atienza for Gross Immorality and Appearance of Impropriety. Francisco was alleged to be cohabiting with De Castro and thereafter married to De Castro in California while in a subsisting marriage […]
Case Digest: Mercato v. Tan
VINCENT MERCADO, petitioner vs. MA.CONSUELO TAN, defendant G.R. No. 137110. August 1, 2000 FACTS: The accused, Vincent Mercado was in lawful wedlock with Ma. Thelma Oliva in a marriage ceremony solemnized on April 10, 1976. Despite the prior marriage he got married to complainant Ma. Consuelo Tan on June 27, 1991. On October 5, 1992, […]
Case Digest: Carino v. Carino
SANTIAGO CARINO, petitioner vs. SUSAN CARINO, defendant G.R. No. 132529. February 2, 2001 Facts: During the lifetime of SP04 Santiago S. Carino, he contracted two marriages, the first with Susan Nicdao Carino with whom he had two offsprings (Sahlee and Sandee) and with Susan Yee Carino with whom he had no children in their almost […]
Case Digest: Calisterio v. Calisterio
Antonia Armas y Calisterio versus Calisterio G.R. No. 136467. April 6, 2000 Facts: On April 1992, Teodorico died intestate leaving parcel of land with an estimated value of P 604,750 Teodorico was survived by his wife respondent Marietta Calisterio. Teodorico was second husband of Marietta who had previously been married to James William Bounds on […]
Case Digest: Manuel v. People of the Philippines
EDUARDO MANUEL, plaintiff vs PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, defendants G.R. No. 165842. November 29, 2005 Facts: Eduardo Manuel married Rubylus Gaña on July 28, 1975. He met Tina Gandalera in 1996. Eduardo proposed marriage on several occasions, assuring her that he was single. Eduardo even brought his parents to Baguio City to meet Tina’s parents, […]
Case Digest: Bienvenido v. CA
NENITA BIENVENIDO, petitioner v. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, LUISITA CAMACHO and LUIS FAUSTINO C. CAMACHO, respondents. G.R. No. 111717. October 24, 1994. FACTS: On October 3, 1942, Aurelio Camacho married Consejo Velasco. Twenty years after, without his marriage being dissolved, he contracted another marriage with respondent Luisita Camacho. In 1967, Aurelio met petitioner Nenita Bienvenido, […]
