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2010-08-09 |
CARPIO MORALES, J. |
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| Maintaining that they purchased the land in good faith, petitioners cite Barstowe Philippines Corporation v. Republic[9] and Republic v. Mendoza, Sr.[10] which held that "one who deals with property registered under the Torrens System need not go beyond the same but only has to rely on the certificate of title."[11] | |||||
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2010-06-29 |
VELASCO JR., J. |
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| The general rule is that one dealing with a parcel of land registered under the Torrens System may safely rely on the correctness of the certificate of title issued therefor and is not obliged to go beyond the certificate.[41] Where, in other words, the certificate of title is in the name of the seller, the innocent purchaser for value has the right to rely on what appears on the certificate, as he is charged with notice only of burdens or claims on the res as noted in the certificate. Another formulation of the rule is that (a) in the absence of anything to arouse suspicion or (b) except where the party has actual knowledge of facts and circumstances that would impel a reasonably cautious man to make such inquiry or (c) when the purchaser has knowledge of a defect of title in his vendor or of sufficient facts to induce a reasonably prudent man to inquire into the status of the title of the property,[42] said purchaser is without obligation to look beyond the certificate and investigate the title of the seller. | |||||