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ADELAIDA AMADO v. RENATO SALVADOR

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2013-03-11
DEL CASTILLO, J.
"This Court cannot presume the existence of a sale of land, absent any direct proof of it."[1]
2010-09-29
PEREZ, J.
As a consensual contract, however, it cannot be gainsaid that sale is perfected by mere consent,[57] which is manifested by a meeting of the minds as to the offer and acceptance thereof on the subject matter, price and terms of payment of the price.[58]  That these essential requisites are present in the oral contract of sale between the parties may be readily gleaned from paragraph 3 of petitioners' own amended complaint which distinctly identified the Lot 23 of the Lophcal (Calara) Subdivision as the subject matter thereof and the price of P80.00 per square meter as the agreed consideration for its total area of 250 square meters.[59]   Unlike their contract with Gaudencio Navarro, moreover, petitioners appear to have further agreed on the terms of payment of the price for the lot purchased by respondents.  Having allowed the latter to build a house on said lot after accepting their initial payments in the aggregate sum of P7,948.00,[60] petitioner Clemencia Calara significantly specified the terms of payment agreed upon by the parties in the following 20 March 1979 demand letter she sent respondent Teresita Francisco,[61] to wit: "Mangyari na sumulat uli ako sa iyo tungkol sa pagtanggi mong sumang-ayon at lumagda sa Kasunduan sa Pagbibil(i) ng Lote sa kabila ng iyong pakiusap mo noon sa akin na magpapagawa ka muna ng bahay bago ka lalagda sa sinasabing kasunduan.  Sa hindi malamang dahilan ng matapos na ang iyong ipinagagawang bahay at kasunod na rin dito ang pag-aakupa ninyo nilo, ay bigla ka na lang tnmangging lumagda sa kasunduan at kasunod na rin ang pagtanggi mong magbayad ng kaukuiang buwanang-hulog sa ninanais mong bilihing lote,
2010-02-02
CARPIO, J.
Furthermore, we affirm the award of exemplary damages and attorney's fees. Exemplary damages may be awarded when a wrongful act is accompanied by bad faith or when the defendant acted in a wanton, fraudulent, reckless, oppressive, or malevolent manner which would justify an award of exemplary damages under Article 2232[14] of the Civil Code.[15] Since the award of exemplary damages is proper in this case, attorney's fees and cost of the suit may also be recovered as provided under Article 2208[16] of the Civil Code.[17]