Bambalan v.

Maramba, 51 Phil 417

FACTS: Bambalans parents received a loan from
marimba. When the father died, Bambalan was left
as the sole heir of his fathers estate. Maramba
forced Bambalan, who was at that time a minor, to
sell their land as payment for the loan. Bambalan
signed because he was forced to do so because they
were threatening his mother with imprisonment.
Muerang and Maramba bought Bambalans 1st
cedula to acknowledge the document.
ISSUE: Whether or not the sale of land to Maramba
was valid
HELD: The sale was void because he was
a minor at the time of the execution.
Doctrine of Mercado vs Espiritu is not
applicable because the plaintiff did not
pretend to be of age, and the defendant
knew him as a minor.