San Miguel Properties vs. BF Homes G.R. No. 169343
August ! "#1
BF Homes represente$ %& 'ren$ain (re)eiver* sol$ to S MP+ 13# par)els o, lan$ t-e latter it- an area o, 44!34 s/m ,or t-e aggregate )onsi$eration o, P1#6! "40!0#1.##! an$ -a$ )omplete$ t-e pa&ments in e)em%er199. BF Homes onl& $elivere$ 11# 22s 22s out o, 13#. SMP+ $eman$e$ t-e $eliver& o, t-e "# 22s. 22s. BF Homes ,aile$ to to $eliver. $eliver. SMP+ ,ile$ a omplaint ,or spe)i,i) spe)i,i) per,orman)e it- $amages. BF Homes allege$ t-at t-e ee$s o, A%solute A%solute Sale ee)ute$ in 199" to 1993 ere entere$ into %& 'ren$ain in -is personal )apa)it& an$ it-out aut-orit&! as -is appointment as re-a%ilitation re)eiver as revo5e$ %& t-e S on Ma& 10! 1979 an$ t-at t-e )onsi$eration pai$ %& SMP+ ,or t-e 13# lots as ina$e/uate an$ $isa$vantageous to BF Homes8 an$ t-at t-e ee$s o, A%solute Sale ere un$ate$ an$ not notarie$. +SS:; <-et-er or not SMP+ is entitle$ to t-e $eliver& o, t-e remaining "# 22s ,or t-e lots it pur)-ase$ ,rom BF Homes. R:=+NG; >S. Se). "o, Presi$ential e)ree No. 90 epli)itl& man$ates t-at ?@t-e oner or $eveloper s-all $eliver t-e title o, t-e @su%$ivision lot or @)on$ominium unit to t-e %u&er upon ,ull pa&ment o, t-e lot or unit.? SMP+ su%mitte$ a$e/uate proo, s-oing ,ull pa&ment to an$ re)eipt %& BF Homes o, t-e pur)-ase pri)e. BF Homes epressl& a$mitte$ re)eipt o, some pa&ments. :pon ,ull pa&ment %& SMP+ o, t-e pur)-ase pri)e ,or t-e 13# lots to BF Homes! it %e)ame man$ator& upon BF Homes to $eliver t-e 22s ,or sai$ lots to SMP+. 2-e )ontra)ts o, sale o, t-e 13# lots %eteen BF Homes an$ SMP+ ere a)tuall& re$u)e$ into riting riting into t-e t-ree ee$s o, A%solute Sale -i)- ere signe$. 2-e onl& $e,e)t as t-at t-e ee$s ere not notarie$ an$! an $! t-ere,ore! ere not pu%li) $o)uments as re/uire$ %& Arti)le 137(1* o, t-e ivil o$e. 2-e re/uirement o, a pu%li) $o)ument in Arti)le 137 is not ,or t-e vali$it& o, t-e instrument %ut ,or its e,,i)a)&. Alt-oug- a )onve&an)e o, lan$ is not ma$e in a pu%li) $o)ument! it $oes not a,,e)t t-e vali$it& o, su)- )onve&an)e. Arti)le 137 $oes not re/uire t-e a))omplis-ment a))omplis-ment o, t-e t-e a)ts or )ontra)ts in a pu%li) pu%li) instrument in or$er to vali$ate t-e a)t or )ontra)t %ut onl& to insure its e,,i)a)&! e,,i)a)&! so t-at a,ter t-e eisten)e o, sai$ )ontra)t -as %een a$mitte$! t-e part& %oun$ ma& %e )ompelle$ to ee)ute t-e proper $o)ument.
