BUENO vs REYES G.R. No. L-22587 April 28, 1969
FACS On January 7, 1936 Francisco H. Reyes fled an answer in Cadastral Case No. 47 o !locos Norte, clai"in# lot No. $%&7 o t'e (aoa# Cadastre as )ro)erty *elon#in# to 'i"sel and to 'is two *rot'ers, Juan and +ateo. 'e case was 'ear 'e ard d wi wit' t'ou outt o) o))o )osi siti tion on,, an and d t' t'e e lo lott wa was s ad ad-u -udi dica cate ted d in a ao orr o t' t'e e clai"ants on +arc' $7, 1939, in w'ose na"es Ori#inal Certifcate o itle No. 19/74 was issued on t'e ollowin# July 7.wenty0t'ree years t'ereater, or on ece"*er 1$, 196$ to *e e2act, t'e )laintis fled t'e action *elow or reconeyance o lot No. $3&7. 'ey alle#e in t'eir co")laint t'at t'e said lot ori#inally *elon#ed to Jor#e ueno, w'o died leain# t'ree c'ildren, na"ely, ri#id ri #ida a ue ueno, no, 5u# 5u#eni enia a ue ueno no and Rufn ufno o ue ueno, no, to w'o w'o" " t'e )r )ro)e o)erty rty descended *y intestate succession t'at su*seuently ri#ida and 5u#enia died, leain# t'eir res)ectie c'ildren, w'o are now t'e )laintis0a))ellants to#et'er wit' Rufno ueno t'at Francisco H. Reyes was 5u#enia8s 'us*and and t'e at'er o t'e )laintis surna"ed Reyes, w'o a#ree"ent a"on# t'e 'eirs o Jor#e ueno was entrusted in flin# t'e answer in t'e cadastral )roceedin#s and in o*tainin# t'e title t'ereto or and in *e'al o all t'e 'eirs o Jor#e ueno, includin# 'is wie 5u#enia ueno.: !SSUE ;'et'e ;'et 'err *y "i "ist sta< article 14&6 o t'e Ciil Code, i )ro)erty is acuired t'rou#' "istan act action ion u)o u)on n a tr trust ust is i" i")r )resc escri) ri)ti ti*le *le,, wi wit'o t'out ut dis distin tin#ui #uis'i s'in# n# *et *etwee ween n
e2)ress and i")lied trusts, t'e *etter rule, as laid down *y t'is Court in ot'er decisions, is t'at )rescri)ti )rescri)tion on does su)erene w'ere t'e trust is "erely an i")lied one. 'e constructie trust arose *y reason o t'e *ad ait' or "ist "i sta< a
FAB!AN vs. FAB!AN G.R. No. L-2$%%9 &1968'
FACS ?a*lo Fa*i a*ian an *ou *ou#'t #'t r ro" o" t'e ?'i ?'ili) li))in )ine e @o @oer ern"e n"ent nt lot 16 164 4 o t'e Fria riarr (ands 5state in +untinlu)a, RiAal, o an area 1 'ectare, 4$ acres and %/ centar cen tares, es, or t'e su" o ?11 ?11$ $ )ay )aya*l a*le e in ins instal tall"e l"ents nts.. y i irtu rtue e o t'i t'is s )urc'ase, 'e was issued sale certifcate &47. He died on >u#ust $, 19$%, suri sur ied ed *y our c'ildre c'ildren, n, na" na"el ely, y, 5s) 5s)era eranAa nAa,, en enit ita a !, en enita ita !!, 1 and Bil*ina. Fa*ian, "arried to Fel Feliciano iciano (andrito, and to eodora Fa*ian, "arried to Francisco del Monte, or t'e su" o ?1$/. 'e end endees ees s)ouses ort'wit' ort'wit' in 19$9 too< )'ysical )ossession t'ereo, cultiated it, and a))ro)riated t'e )rod )r oduc uce e t' t'e ere erro" an and d con once cede dedl dly y 'a 'a e u) to t'e )r )re ese sent nt *e *ee en a))ro)riatin# t'e ruits ro" t'e land e2clusiely or t'e"selesD. On t'e *asis o a )artial sti)ulation o acts to#et'er wit' anne2es, t'e lower court rendered -ud#"ent on June $%, 196$, declarin# t'at t'e deendants s)ouses 'ad 'a d ac acu uir ired ed a a ali lid d and co co") ")le lete te ti titl tle e to t' t'e e )r )ro) o)er erty ty *y ac acu uis isit iti ie e )rescri)tion, and accordin#ly dis"issed t'e co")laint, wit' costs a#ainst t'e )laintis. !SSUE ;'et'e ;'et 'err or no nott "a "ay y la lac' c'es es co cons nsti titu tute te a *a *arr to an ac acti tion on to en eno orrce a constructie trustE "EL# =)on t'e undis)uted acts in t'e case at *ar, not only 'ad lac'es set in w'en t'e a))ellants instituted t'eir action or, reconeyance in 196/, *ut as well t'eir ri#'t to enorce t'e constructie trust 'ad already )rescri*ed. ;'en res)ondents e2ecuted t'e aore"entioned deed o e2tra0-udicial settle"ent
statin# t'erein t'at t'ey are t'e sole 'eirs o t'e late +arcelo de @uA"an, and secured new transer certifcates o title in t'eir own na"e, t'ey t'ere*y e2cluded t'e )etitioners ro" t'e estate o t'e deceased, and conseuently, set u) a title aderse to t'e". >nd t'is is w'y )etitioners 'ae *rou#'t t'is action or t'e annul"ent o said deed u)on t'e #round t'at t'e sa"e is tainted wit' raud. >rticle 14&6 o t'e new Ciil Code, w'ile not retroactie retroactie in c'aracter, "erely e2)resses a rule already reco#niAed *y our courts )rior to t'e t'e Code Code8s 8s )ro" )ro"ul ul#a #ati tion on.. 'e 'e e2)r e2)res ess s trus trusts ts disa disa*l *le e t'e t'e trus truste tee e ro" ro" acuirin# or 'is own *eneft t'e )ro)erty co""itted to 'is "ana#e"ent or custody, at least w'ile 'e does not o)enly re)udiate t'e trust, and "a
