Veteran Federation of the PHIL. v.

Court of Appeal
345 SCRA 348
Fact! "he petitioner herein #ou$ht the propert% of the private repondent& 'ut thru (ita)e
re$itered an incorrect technical decription of the propert%. Su#e*uentl% the petitioner
dicovered that the private reponded +a leain$ the aid propert%.
Hence thi petition +here the repondent content that the contact of ale +a void due to the
incorrect technical decription of the propert%.

Iue! ,hether or not an incorrect technical decription of the propert% render the contract of
ale void.
Held! -o& "he court held that the contract of ale +a perfected #% the (utual conent of the
partie& 'ut nonethele the error in the technical decription render the certificate a void&
'ecaue the #u%er doe not& #% virtue of aid certificate alone& #eco(e the o+ner of the land
ille$all% or erroneoul% included.