Hisoler, Ivanne DLaureil I. LLB EH 401 - Legal Writing Republic of the Philippines vs. Carmen M. Vda. De Castellvi, et al.

G.R. No. L-20 20 !ugust 1", 1#$4 %ase Digest &!%'() In 1#4$, t*e re+u,li-, t*roug* t*e !r.e/ &or-es o0 t*e 1*ili++ines 2!&13, entere/ into a lease agree.ent over a lan/ in 1a.+anga 4it* %astellvi on a 5ear-to-5ear ,asis. W*en %astellvi gave noti-e to ter.inate t*e lease in 1#" , t*e !&1 re0use/ ,e-ause o0 t*e +er.anent installations an/ ot*er 0a-ilities 4ort* al.ost 1"00,000.00 t*at 4ere ere-te/ an/ alrea/5 esta,lis*e/ on t*e +ro+ert5. (*e t*en institute/ an e6e-t.ent +ro-ee/ing against t*e !&1. In 1#"#, *o4ever, t*e re+u,li- -o..en-e/ t*e e7+ro+riation +ro-ee/ings 0or t*e lan/ in 8uestion. I((9E) W*et*er or not t*e -o.+ensation s*oul/ ,e /eter.ine/ as o0 1#4$ or 1#"#. R9LING) '*e (u+re.e %ourt rule/ t*at t*e :ta;ing< s*oul/ not ,e re-;one/ as o0 1#4$, an/ t*at 6ust -o.+ensation s*oul/ not ,e /eter.ine/ on t*e ,asis o0 t*e value o0 t*e +ro+ert5 as o0 t*at 5ear. '*e re8uisites 0or ta;ing are) 1. '*e e7+ro+riator .ust enter a +rivate +ro+ert5= 2. '*e entr5 .ust ,e 0or .ore t*an a .o.entar5 +erio/= >. It .ust ,e un/er 4arrant or -olor o0 aut*orities= 4. '*e +ro+ert5 .ust ,e /evote/ 0or +u,li- use or ot*er4ise in0or.all5 a++ro+riate/ or in6uriousl5 a00e-te/= an/ ". '*e utili?ation o0 t*e +ro+ert5 0or +u,li- use .ust ,e su-* a 4a5 as to oust t*e o4ner an/ /e+rive *i. o0 ,ene0i-ial en6o5.ent o0 t*e +ro+ert5. @nl5 re8uisites 1, >, an/ 4 4ere +resent. It is -lear, t*ere0ore, t*at t*e Ata;ingA o0 %atellviBs +ro+ert5 0or +ur+oses o0 e.inent /o.ain -annot ,e -onsi/ere/ to *ave ta;en +la-e in 1#4$ 4*en t*e Re+u,li- -o..en-e/ to o--u+5 t*e +ro+ert5 as lessee t*ereo0. 9n/er (e-. 4, Rule $ o0 t*e Rules o0 %ourt, :6ust -o.+ensation< is to ,e /eter.ine/ as o0 t*e /ate o0 t*e 0iling o0 t*e -o.+laint. '*e (u+re.e %ourt *as rule/ t*at 4*en t*e ta;ing o0 t*e +ro+ert5 soug*t to ,e e7+ro+riate/ -oin-i/es 4it* t*e -o..en-e.ent o0 t*e e7+ro+riation +ro-ee/ings, or ta;es +la-e su,se8uent to t*e 0iling o0 t*e -o.+laint 0or e.inent /o.ain, t*e 6ust -o.+ensation s*oul/ ,e /eter.ine/ as o0 t*e /ate o0 t*e 0iling o0 t*e -o.+laint. In t*e instant -ase, it is un/is+ute/ t*at t*e Re+u,li- 4as +la-e/ in +ossession o0 t*e %astellvi +ro+ert5, ,5 aut*orit5 o0 -ourt, on !ugust 10, 1#"#. '*e :ta;ing< o0 t*e %astellvi +ro+ert5 0or t*e +ur+oses o0 /eter.ining t*e 6ust -o.+ensation to ,e +ai/ .ust, t*ere0ore, ,e re-;one/ as o0 Cune 2 , 1#"# 4*en t*e -o.+laint 0or e.inent /o.ain 4as 0ile/.