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2014-07-30 |
PEREZ, J. |
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| The ultimate authorities in civil law, recognized as such by the Court, agree that co-owners such as respondents have over their part, the right of full and absolute ownership. Such right is the same as that or individual owners which is not diminished by the fact that the entire property is co-owned with others. That part which ideally belongs to them, or their mental portion, may be disposed of as they please, independent of the decision of their co-owners. So we rule in this case. The respondents cannot be ordered to sell their portion of the co-owned properties. In the language of Rodriguez v. Court of First Instance of Rizal, "each party is the sole judge of what is good for him."[27] (Underscoring ours). | |||||