REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION MUNICIPAL MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT Baguio City Branch STEPHANIE JOY ABARCAR, P!ainti"# $%&r'u'$ ___ ANGELICA FAUSTINO, E!e"#$e%# D&(&n)ant* +$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$+
Civi Civill Case Case No. No. For
MEMORAN&UM
COME COMES S
NO' NO'#
D&(&n)ant
ANGELICA ANGELICA
FAUSTIN AUSTINO O#
through
th&
un)&r'ign&) coun'&!# unto thi' Honora,!& Court# -o't r&'.&ct(u!!y 'tat& that/
STA STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Thi' i' a ci%i! ca'& (or E0&ct-&nt '.&ci1ca!!y '.&ci1ca!!y Un!a2(u! Entry 1!&) ,y th& h&r&in P!ainti" STEPAHNIE JOY ABARCAR on 3anuary 45# 6744 again't th& h&r&in )&(&n)ant ANGELICA FAUSTINO* FAUSTINO* Th& )&(&n)ant 1!&) an An'2&r 2ith Count&r C!ai-*
THE FACTS OF THE CASE P!ainti" P!ainti" STEPHANIE JOY ABARCAR# ABARCAR# i' a Fi!i.ino citi8&n# o( !&ga! ag& an) r&'i)ing at Gi,ra!tar# Baguio City* Sh& i' a!'o th& o2n&r o( STEP ONE
A.art-&nt' co%&r&) ,y Tran'(&r Tit!& No* 9:;<# R&gi'try o( D&&)' o( Baguio City 2hich i' !ocat&) at 49 Gi,ra!tar# Baguio City* H&r&in D&(&n)ant ANGELICA FAUSTINO, a Fi!i.ino citi8&n# o( !&ga! ag& an) r&'i)ing at Roo- 4=6$B o( STEP ONE A.art-&nt' ,&ing !&a'&) 'inc& No%&-,&r 47# 677>* Such t&r- o( !&a'& i' (or a .&rio) o( t2o ?6@ y&ar' unti! No%&-,&r 44# 6744* Th& 'ai) roo- 2a' r&nt&) in th& a-ount o( TEN THOUSAND PESOS ?P47#777*77@ a -onth* Th& .!ainti" a!!&g&) that th& roo- ,&ing r&nt&) 2a' not .ai) (or a .&rio) o( '&%&n -onth'* A!'o# it 2a' a!!&g&) that th& .!ainti" '&nt a )&-an) !&tt&r to th& )&(&n)ant on No%&-,&r 46# 6747 ,&cau'& a 'u- o( SEVENT THOUSAND PESOS ?P;7#777*77@ 2a' !&(t un.ai)* Du& to continuou' ora! an) 2ritt&n )&-an)' o( th& .!ainti" 2ithout any co-.!ianc& (ro- th& )&(&n)ant# thi' cau'&) th& (or-&r to r&(&r th& ca'& to th& Katarungang Pambarangay * Ho2&%&r# no '&tt!&-&nt ha' arri%&)* In or)&r to in'titut& a ci%i! action# thi' in'tant ca'& 2a' &!&%at&) to th& -unici.a! tria! court*
ISSUE(S I* 'HETHER OR NOT THE &EFEN&ANT SHOUL& BE OR&ERE& TO )ACATE THE SUBJECT PROPERTY II. 'HETHER OR NOT THE PLAINTIFF IS ENTITLE& TO THE PAYMENT FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY
III. 'HO AMONG THE PARTIES HEREIN IS ENTITLE& TO &AMAGES.
ARGUMENT(S Th& cru+ o( thi' -att&r occur' (ro- th& action o( E0&ct-&nt ?Un!a2(u! D&tain&r@ un)&r Ru!& ;7 o( th& Ru!&' o( Court* “Section 1. Who may institute proceedings, and when. Subject to the provisions of the next succeeding section, a person deprived of the possession of any land
or
building
by
force,
intimidation,
threat,
strategy, or stealth, or a lessor, vendor, vendee, or other person against whom the possession of any land or building is unlawfully withheld after the expiration
or
termination
of
the
right
to
hold
possession, by virtue of any contract, express or implied, or the legal representatives or assigns of any such lessor, vendor, vendee, or other person, may at any time within one (1 year after such unlawful deprivation or withholding of possession, bring an action in the proper !unicipal "rial #ourt against the person or persons unlawfully withholding or depriving of possession, or any person or persons claiming under them, for the restitution of such possession, together with damages and costs.$ “Sec. 1%. &esolving the defense of ownership.
When
the
defendant
raises
the
defense
of
ownership in his pleadings and the 'uestion of possession cannot be resolved without deciding the issue of ownership, the issue of ownership shall be resolved only to determine the issue of possession.$
A' thi' i''u& o( un!a2(u! )&tain&r 2a' ,&ing rai'&) ,y th& .arti&'# it cou!) ,& 'ai) that )&(&n)ant ?!&''&&@ ha' th& right to acuir& .o''&''ion 'inc& 'h& i' ,&ing )&.ri%&) ,y th& !&''or u.on )&-an)ing h&r to %acat& th& 'ai) a.art-&nt* D&'.it& th& (act# that 'h& .ay' th& -onth!y r&nta!' o( th& 'ai) .r&-i'&* Th& )&(&n)ant rai'&' th& )&(&n'& that 'h& !a2(u!!y ho!)' th& .ro.&rty in co-.!ianc& 2ith th& t&r-' o( th& contract* Thu'# in thi' ca'& th& i''u& o( o2n&r'hi. n&&)' not to ,& r&'o!%&) (or th& o,%iou' r&a'on that th& )&(&n)ant ha' th& right to .o''&'' th& .ro.&rty* N&%&rth&!&''# it i' right to 'tat& that th& .!ainti" ?!&''or@ ha' no right to in'titut& thi' action an) ha' no cau'& to )&-an) (ro- th& )&(&n)ant to %acat& h&r curr&nt occu.ation* ith a!! )u& r&'.&ct# th& conicting int&r&'t o( th& .arti&' in%o!%&) aro'& (ro- a Contract o( L&a'&* Th&y &nt&r&) into thi' o,!igation on No%&-,&r 47# 677>* H&nc&# thi' ,ring' to a !&ga! ,a'i' .ro%i)&) ,y th& Ne* Civil Co+e/
“&")#*+ 1%-. "he contract of lease may be of things, or of wor and service.$
Th& Ci%i! Co)& .ro%i'ion' go on to 'tat& that th& con'i)&ration (or a !&a'& contract i' a .ric& c&rtain# to 2it/
“&")#*+ 1%/. )n the lease of things, one of the parties binds himself to give to another the enjoyment or use of a thing for a price certain, and for a period which may be de0nite or inde0nite. owever, no lease for more than ninety2nine years shall be valid. x x x
A' a -att&r o( (act# )&(&n)ant &+.r&''!y r&cogni8&) hi' o,!igation to .ay un)&r th& contract o( !&a'&# 2h&n h& -a)& a .artia! .ay-&nt to th& .!ainti"* hat -a&' thi' i''u& to 'tir u. i' th& (act that a r&-aining ,a!anc& o( SEVENT THOUSAND PESOS 2a' !&(t un.ai)* In 2hich th& )&(&n)ant )&ni&) that 'h& )i) .ay 'uch a-ount* In)&&)# it 2a' th& ,roth&r o( th& .!ainti" 2ho r&c&i%&) th& -on&y (or th& .&rio) o( '&%&n -onth'* P!ainti" ,&!i&%&) that 'h& .ai) th& r&nta!' in goo) (aith an) to th& right(u! an) authori8&) .&r'on*
“rticle 1-/-. 3ayment means not only the delivery of money but also the performance, in any other manner, of an obligation.$
“rticle
1-/.
)f
the
obligation
has
been
substantially performed in good faith, the obligor may recover as though there had been a strict and complete ful0llment, less damages su4ered by the obligee.$
“rticle 1-1. 3aragraph (-. 3ayment made to a third person shall also be valid insofar as it has redounded to the bene0t of the creditor. Such bene0t to the creditor need not be proved in the following cases5 x
x
x
/. )f the creditor6s conduct, the debtor has been led to believe that the third person had authority to receive the payment$
In thi' ca'&# .rior to th& .ay-&nt# .!ainti" intro)uc&) h&r on!y ,roth&r to th& )&(&n)ant* Sinc& th&r& i' no oth&r 'ucc&''or$in$int&r&'t that cou!) r&c&i%& th& .ay-&nt# )&(&n)ant ga%& h&r -onth!y r&nta!' to .!ainti"' ,roth&r* P!ainti" 'ai) that 'h& 2a' out o( to2n -o't o( th& ti-&* For thi' r&a'on# )&(&n)ant co-.!i&) 2ith h&r o,!igation to .ay* It can a!'o in(&r that th& .ay-&nt -a)& 2a' ,&n&1cia! to th& cr&)itor ?.!ainti"@ ,&cau'& 'h& 2a' th& ,r&a)2inn&r o( h&r (a-i!y* Sh& .ro%i)&' (or th& n&&)' o( h&r ,roth&r# inc!u)ing hi' &)ucationa! 1nanc&'* H&r ,roth&r a)-itt&) that h& u'&) th& -on&y to .ay hi' tuition (&& in 'choo!* Thu'# th&r& i' no r&a'on (or th& )&(&n)ant to %acat& th& roo- 'h& r&nt&)* Fro- th& an'2&r 'h& ha' -a)&# 'h& )&ni&) that th& roo- 'h& ha) occu.i&) 2a' Roo- 4=6$B an) not Roo- 46=$B a' a!!&g&) in th& co-.!aint* Sh& a!'o 'tat&) th& occu.ant o( th& Roo- 46=$B 2ho )i) not .ay hi' -onth!y o,!igation'* It can ,& .ro%&) ,y th& act o( 'uch occu.ant 2h&n h& a,'con)&) th& Phi!i..in&'*
Th& c!ai-' (or )a-ag&' -u't ,& r&'o!%&) in (a%or o( th& )&(&n)ant* Fro- th& .i&c&' o( )ocu-&ntary &%i)&nc& )u!y 'u,-itt&) on r&cor)# it i' uit& a..ar&nt that th& PLAINTIFF 2a' 2&!! a2ar& a!! thi' ti-& o( th& in%a!i)ity an) nu!!ity o( h&r c!ai-* &t# 'h& -a!iciou'!y 1!&) an) in'titut&) thi' in'tant ca'& an) unn&c&''ari!y (orc&) or .ractica!!y )ragg&) th& DEFENDANT into !itigation# (or 2hich 'h& 'u"&r&) )a-ag&'* A' a!!&g&) in h&r An'2&r# )u& to th& 1!ing o( th& .at&nt!y ,a'&!&'' co-.!aint# )&(&n)ant ha' 'u"&r&) '!&&.!&'' night'# 2oun)&) (&&!ing'# -&nta! angui'h# (or 2hich .!ainti" 'hou!) ,& -a)& !ia,!& to .ay h&r P97#777*77 ,y 2ay o( -ora! )a-ag&'* Th& a2ar) o( -ora! )a-ag&' ar& 2arrant&) an) &+.r&''!y .ro%i)&) (or in th& Ci%i! Co)& o( th& Phi!!i.in&'# to 2it/
“rt. --1%. 7o proof of pecuniary loss is necessary
in
order
that
moral,
nominal,
temperate, li'uidated or exemplary damages, may be adjudicated. "he assessment of such damages, except li'uidated ones, is left to the discretion
of
circumstances
the
court, of
according
each
to
the
case.$
“rt. --18. !oral damages may be recovered in the following and analogous cases5
xxx
xxx
xxx
(9 !alicious prosecution:
xxx
xxx
xxx$
Mor&o%&r# )u& to th& -a!iciou' 1!ing o( th& in'tant ca'&# th& DEFENDANT 2a' (orc&) to !itigat& an) con'train&) to hir& th& '&r%ic&' o( th& un)&r'ign&) coun'&! (or th& .rot&ction o( th&ir right'# (or 2hich th&y .ai) th& a-ount o( THIRTY THOUSAN& PESOS P- /0,000.001 a' Acc&.tanc& F&&' an) T'O THOUSAN& PESOS P- 2,000.001 .&r court a..&aranc&# a' A..&aranc& F&&'# a!! ,y 2ay o( Attorn&y' F&&' 2hich 'hou!) ,& r&i-,ur'&) ,y th& PLAINTIFFS* Th& a2ar) o( Attorn&y' F&&' in (a%or o( th& DEFENDANTS ar& !i&2i'& 2arrant&) an) &+.r&''!y .ro%i)&) (or un)&r Artic!& 667< o( th& Ci%i! Co)& o( th& Phi!i..in&'# to 2it/
“rt. --;9. )n the absence of stipulation, attorney
(1
When
exemplary
damages
are
awarded:
(- When the defendant
(/
)n
criminal
cases
prosecution against the plainti4:
of
malicious
( )n case of a clearly unfounded civil action or proceeding against the plainti4:
(= Where the defendant acted in gross and evident bad faith in refusing to satisfy the plainti4
xxx
xxx
xxx
(11 )n any other case where the court deems it just and e'uitable that attorney
)n all cases, the attorney
PRAYER
'HEREFORE# it i' r&'.&ct(u!!y .ray&) that a(t&r hå# 0u)g-&nt ,& r&n)&r&) or)&ring th& &ISMISSAL o( th& in'tant ca'&# (or !ac o( -&rit* Mor&o%&r# PLAINTIFF 'hou!) ,& OR&ERE& to .ay th& DEFENDANT th& (o!!o2ing/
A*
Th& a-ount o( FIFTY THOUSAN& PESOS P30,000.001 ,y 2ay o( Mora! Da-ag&'
B*
Th& a-ount o( THIRTY THOUSAN& PESOS P /0,000.001 plus
th& a-ount o( T'O THOUSAN& PESOS P 2,000.001 er aeara%"e# ,y 2ay o( Attorn&y' F&&' an) C*
Litigation &+.&n'&' an) co't o( th& 'uit*
DEFENDANT (urth&r .ray' (or 'uch oth&r r&!i&( a' -ay ,& 0u't an) &uita,!& un)&r th& .r&-i'&'*
City o( Ma!o!o'# Bu!acan* F&,ruary 69# 6744*
)I)AS LA' OFFICE Ci#4 o5 Malolos, B6la"a% ATTY. ANGELICA )I)AS Coun'&! (or th& D&(&n)ant IBP No* 46=59:# 4J9J6747# Ma!o!o'# Bu!acan PTR No* :95=64# 4J47J6747# Ma!o!o'# Bu!acan Ro!! o( Attorn&y' No* 474747
Co.y Furni'h&)/ (via personal service)
ATTY. STEPHANIE JOY ROLUSTA Coun'&! (or th& P!ainti" Gi,ra!tar# Baguio City
