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2004-10-21 |
CORONA, J. |
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| Clearly, this petition calls for a review of the factual findings of the two lower courts. As a general rule, factual issues are not within the province of this Court. Factual findings of the trial court, when adopted and confirmed by the Court of Appeals, become final and conclusive and may not be reviewed on appeal except (1) when the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd or impossible; (2) when there is a grave abuse of discretion; (3) when the finding is grounded entirely on speculation, surmises or conjectures; (4) when the judgment of the Court of Appeals is based on misapprehension of facts; (5) when the findings of fact are conflicting; (6) when the Court of Appeals, in making its findings, goes beyond the issues of the case and the same is contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee; (7) when the findings of the Court of Appeals are contrary to those of the trial court; (8) when the findings of fact are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based; (9) when the Court of Appeals manifestly overlooks certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties and which, if properly considered, justifies a different conclusion, and (10) when the findings of fact of the Court of Appeals are premised on the absence of evidence and are contradicted by the evidence on record. The Court is convinced that this case falls within one of the exceptions.[5] | |||||
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2004-01-21 |
QUISUMBING, J. |
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| At this juncture, we must stress that while, as general rule, only questions of law may be raised in a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, nonetheless factual issues may be entertained by this Court in exceptional cases. These include instances where the findings of fact are conflicting or when the findings of the Court of Appeals are contrary to those of the trial court,[15] as in the present case. The different findings of the trial court and the Court of Appeals as to the nature of the transaction entered into between petitioners and respondents in this case compel us to make our own. | |||||
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2003-03-26 |
SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J. |
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| Otherwise stated, where it is an immovable property that is the subject of a double sale, ownership shall be transferred (1) to the person acquiring it who in good faith first recorded it in the Registry of Property; (2) in default thereof, to the person who in good faith was first in possession; and (3) in default thereof, to the person who presents the oldest title, provided there is good faith.[14] The requirement of the law then is two-fold: acquisition in good faith and registration in good faith.[15] The rationale behind this is well-expounded in Uraca vs. Court of Appeals,[16] where this Court held:"Under the foregoing, the prior registration of the disputed property by the second buyer does not by itself confer ownership or a better right over the property. Article 1544 requires that such registration must be coupled with good faith. Jurisprudence teaches us that "(t)he governing principle is primus tempore, potior jure (first in time, stronger in right). Knowledge gained by the first buyer of the second sale cannot defeat the first buyer's right except where the second buyer registers in good faith the second sale ahead of the first, as provided by the Civil Code. Such knowledge of the first buyer does not bar her from availing of her rights under the law, among them, to register first her purchase as against the second buyer. But in converso, knowledge gained by the second buyer of the first sale defeats his right even if he is first to register the second sale, since such knowledge taints his prior registration with bad faith. This is the price exacted by Article 1544 of the Civil Code for the second buyer being able to displace the first buyer, that before the second buyer can obtain priority over the first, he must show that he acted in good faith throughout (i.e. in ignorance of the first sale and of the first buyer's right) from the time of acquisition until the title is transferred to him by registration or failing registration, by delivery of possession." (Emphasis supplied) | |||||
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2002-01-25 |
DE LEON, JR., J. |
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| Likewise, respondent PVE or respondent Solid Distributors, Inc. may not validly thwart the petitioners' instant petition for review of the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 15346 by arguing that the principal issue as to the existence of negligence involves a question of fact which cannot be raised on appeal. The general rule that only questions of law may be raised on appeal in a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court admits of certain exceptions, namely: a) when the conclusion is a finding grounded entirely on speculations, surmises, or conjectures; b) when the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd, or impossible; c) where there is a grave abuse of discretion; d) when the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts; e) when the findings of fact are conflicting; f) when the Court of Appeals, in making its findings, went beyond the issues of the case and the same are contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee; g) when the findings of the Court of Appeals are contrary to those of the trial court; h) when the findings of fact are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based; I) when the finding of fact of the Court of Appeals is premised on the supposed absence of evidence but is contradicted by the evidence on record; and j) when the Court of Appeals manifestly overlooked certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties and which, if properly considered, would justify a different conclusion.[32] Notably, the Court of Appeals and the trial court arrived at conflicting findings of fact in Civil Case No. R-82-4389 which is an action for breach of contract and damages and the appeal therefrom, thus necessitating further review of the evidence by this Court. | |||||
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2002-01-18 |
PARDO, J. |
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| In assailing the weight of evidence supporting his conviction, petitioner asks this Court to review the factual evidence and evaluate the credibility of the witnesses' testimonies.[10] However, questions of fact cannot be raised in an appeal via certiorari before the Supreme Court and are not proper for its consideration.[11] Petitioner has not shown that the case falls under any of the exceptions to this rule.[12] Moreover, it is not the function of this Court to examine and determine the weight of the evidence supporting the assailed decision.[13] | |||||
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2001-11-22 |
MENDOZA, J. |
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| The general rule is that only questions of law may be raised in a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, subject only to certain exceptions: (a) when the conclusion is a finding grounded entirely on speculations, surmises, or conjectures; (b) when the inference made is manifestly mistaken, absurd, or impossible; (c) where there is grave abuse of discretion; (d) when the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts; (e) when the findings of fact are conflicting; (f) when the Court of Appeals, in making its findings, went beyond the issues of the case and the same are contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee; (g) when the findings of the Court of Appeals are contrary to those of the trial court; (h) when the findings of fact are conclusions without citation of specific evidence on which they are based; (i) when the finding of fact of the Court of Appeals is premised on the supposed absence of evidence but is contradicted by the evidence on record; and (j) when the Court of Appeals manifestly overlooked certain relevant facts not disputed by the parties and which, if properly considered, would justify a different conclusion.[27] It appearing that the Court of Appeals based its findings on evidence presented by both parties, the general rule should apply. | |||||