UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

FACULTY OF CIVIL LAW – TADR

PART I – ARTICLES 1-51 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES

CONCEPT OF LAW:
Exceptional Cases of No Retroactivity
1. Tanada v. Tuvera
2. People v. Patalin
3. Accenture v. Commissioner
4. UP v. Dizon
5. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. San Roque Power Corp.
6. Rieta v. People
7. Morales v. Skills International Company
8. In Re: Petition to Sign in the Roll of Attorneys
Waiver of Rights
9. Gatchalian v. Delim
10. Thomson v. CA
Concept of Repeal
11. US v. Soliman
12. Kida v. Senate
Nature of Judicial Decisions
13. Ting v. Velez-Ting
14. Castro v. Deloria
15. Virtucio v. Alegarbes
Computation of Period
16. Montajes v. People

HUMAN RELATION:
Principle of Abuse of Rights
17. Felipe v. Eleuterio
18. UE v. Jader
19. Radio Communication of the Phil. v. CA

BREACH OF PROMISE TO MARRY:

20. Wassmer v. Velez
21. Hermosisima v. CA et.al.
22. Lirag Textile Mills v. CA and Alcantara
23. Gashem v. Shokkat Baksh v. CA
Concept of Damnum Absque Injuria
24. Amonoy v. Sposes Gutierez and Fernida

QUANTUM OF PROOF:
25. People v. Bayotas
26. Sarmiento v. CA
27. Urbano v. IAC
28. Nicasio Bernales Sr. v. Bohol
29. Alberca v. Ver
30. Dyogi v. Yatco
31. Yakult v. CA

CONCEPT OF PREJUDICIAL QUESTION:

32. People v. Consing Jr.
33. De Leon v. Mabanag
34. Apa et.al., v. Fernandez et.al.
35. Te v. CA
36. Pimentel v. Pimentel
37. Ardiente v. Pastorfide
38. Gregorio v. CA
39. CBK Power Co. v. CIR
40. Uy v. Public Estates Authority
41. Republic v. CA
42. Willamare Product Corp. v. Jesichris Manufacturing Corp.

THE LAW ON PERSONS:

Juridical Capacity
43. Continental Steel v. Montano
44. Marcos v. Manglapus
45. People v. Bugalao
46. Oropesa v. Oropesa
47. Crewlink v. Teringtering

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Rules of Survivorship in relation to R131 S3 Rules of Court

48. De Jesus v. Syquia
49. Geluz v. CA
50. Rallos v. Felix Go Chan et.al.
51. People v. Tirol and Baldesco

CITIZENSHIP AND DOMICILE:

Concept of Naturalization
52. Petition filed by Zita Ngo Burca
53. Moy Ya Lim Yao v. Commissioner of Immigration
54. Yung Uan Chu v. Republic
55. Florencio Mallare
56. Cua Sun Ke v. Republic
57. Labo v. Comelec
58. Limbona v. Comelec

PART II – THE FAMILY CODE

MARRIAGE:
Requisites: Essential and Formal
59. Republic v. Cagandahan
60. Silverio v. Republic
61. Star Paper Corp v. Simbol
62. Duncan v. Glaxo
63. Makati Shangrila v. Harper
64. Republic v. Albios
65. Trinidad v. CA
66. Macua Vda. De Avenido v. Avenido
Effects of Absence, Defect and Irregularity in the Essential and Formal Requisites
67. Wiegel v. Sempio Dy
68. Cosca v. Judge Palaypayon
69. Geronimo v. CA
70. Alcantara v. Alcantara
71. Negre v. Rivera
72. People v. Bitdu
73. Ninal v. Bayadog
74. Morigo v. People
75. Villanueva v. CA
76. Alcazar v. Alcazar
77. De Castro v. De Castro
78. Abbas v. Abbas
79. Alcantara v. Alcantara
80. Republic v. Dayot
81. Aranes v. Occiano
Solemnizing Officer
82. Navarro v. Judge Domagtoy
83. Sy v. CA
Lex Loci Celebrationis Rule in Marriage
84. Corpuz v. Sto Tomas
85. Fujiki v. Marinay
86. Bayot v. CA
87. Ando v. Department of Foreign Affairs
88. Garcia v. Recio
89. Republic v. Orbecido
90. Van Dorn v. Romillo
91. Quita v. Quita
92. Pilapil v. Ibay Somera
93. Llorente v. CA
94. Roehr v. Rodriguez
95. Recio v. Recio
96. Bayot v. CA
97. Catalan v. Catalan-Lee
98. Barnuevo v. Foster
99. Juliano Llave v. Republic

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100. Iwasawa v. Gangan

101. Republic v. Marelyn Manalo
Ratification of Marital Cohabitation
102. Manzano v. Sanchez
103. Republic v. Dayot
Void Ab Initio Marriage
104. Santos v. Santos
105. Republic v. Cantor
106. Republic v. Granada
Concept of Psychological Incapacity
107. Mallion v. Alcantara
108. Santos v. CA
109. Yambao v. Republic and Yambao
110. Halili v. Halili and Republic
111. Velasco v. Velasco
112. Marcos v. Marcos
113. Matias v. Matias
114. Rumbaua v. Rumbaua
115. Chi Ming Tsoi v. CA
116. Antonio v. Reyes
117. Te v. Te
118. Choa v. Choa
119. Dedel v. Dedel
120. Siayngco v. Siayngco
121. Republic v. Hamano
122. Republic v. CA and Molina
123. Ting v. Ting
124. Paz v. Paz
125. Lim v. Lim
126. Ligeralde v. Patalinghug
127. Toring v. Toring
128. Marable v. Marable
129. Ochosa v. Alano
Void Subsequent Marriage
130. Odayat v. Amante
131. Yap v. CA
132. Carino v. Carino
133. Bobis v. Bobis
134. Antone v. Beronilla
135. Morigo v. People
Declaration of Presumptive Death
136. Republic v. Nolasco
137. Republic v. CA
138. Angelita Valdez v. Republic
139. Republic v. Bermudez-Lorino
140. Republic v. Tango
Annulment of Marriage
141. Villanueva v. CA
142. Republic v. Iyoy
143. Corpus v. Ochoterena
144. Maquilan v. Maquilan
145. Dino v. Dino
146. Castillo v. De Leon-Castillo
147. Domingo v. CA
148. Jarillo v. People
149. Chan-Tan v. Tan
150. Lasanas v. People

LEGAL SEPARATION:
Grounds
151. Gandionco v. Hon. Penanranda et.al.
Defense Available
152. Brown v. Yambao
Prescriptive Period
153. Pacete v. Carriaga
154. Lapuz Sy v. Eufemio
155. Macias v. Judge Ochotorena

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ESSENTIAL MARITAL OBLIGATIONS:

156. Arroyo v. Arroyo
157. Tenchavez v. Escano

DONATION BY REASON OF MARRIAGE:

158. Matabuena v. Cervantes
159. Agapay v. CA
160. Gercio v. Sunlife Assurances Co. of Canada
161. Garcia v. Sangil
SYSTEM OF ABSOLUTE COMMUNITY:
Property Distribution where there is/there is no impediment to marry
162. Uy v. CA
Ownership, Administration, Enjoyment and Disposition of Community Property
163. Uy v. CA
164. PNB v. CA
165. Villaranda v. Villaranda
166. Nicolas v. CA
167. Tinitigan v. Tinitigan
Concept of Abandonment
168. Partosa-Jo v. CA
Liquidation of the Absolute Community, Assets and Liabilities
169. Ledesma v. Intestate Estate of Cipriano Pedrosa

CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP OF GAINS:

170. Jessie Pisuena v. Heirs of Petra Unatig et.al.
171. Mendoza v. Reyes

EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY:
172. Santos v. Bartolome
173. Alvarez v. Espiritu
174. Lim v. Garcia
175. Abella v. Diaz
176. Magallon v. Montejo
177. Matthews v. Taylor
178. Sarmiento v. IAC

CONJUGAL PARTENERSHIP PROPERTY:

Composition
179. Wong v. IAC
180. Jocson v. CA
181. Flores and Flores v. Flores
182. Del Val v. Del Val
183. Munoz v. Ramirez
Charge Upon and Obligations of the Conjugal Partnership
184. Ayala Investment and Development Corp. v. CA
185. Spouses Buado v. CA and Nicol
186. Johnson and Johnson Phil.Inc. v. CA
Administration and Enjoyment
187. Spouses Ravina v. Villa Abrille et.al.
188. Fuentes v. Roca

PROPERTY REGIME OF UNION WITHOUT MARRIAGE:

189. Valdez v. RTC-QC and Consuelo Valdez
190. Castro v. Miat

FAMILY HOME:
191. Manacop v. CA

PATERNITY AND FILIATION:

Grounds for Impugning Legitimacy
192. De Aparicio v. Paraguyas
193. Jao v. CA
Proof of Filiation
194. Ilano v. CA
195. Rodriguez v. CA
196. People v. Tumimpad
197. Tan v. Trocio
198. Colorado v. CA
199. Reymond Pe Lim v. CA
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200. Tison v. CA
Period to Establish Legitimacy
201. Marquino et.al. v. IAC

ADOPTION:
Qualification of an Adopter
202. Santos v. Republic
Mechanics
203. Republic v. Hon. Rodolfo Toledano
204. Republic v. CA
205. Sayson v. CA

SUPPORT:
206. Estate of Hilario Ruiz v. CA

PARENTAL AUTHORITY
Concept of Foundling, Abandoned, Neglected Child
207. Cervantes v. Fajardo
208. Espiritu v. CA
Correction of Entries
209. Tan v. Republic
210. People v. Vellor

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