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Litonjua, Jr. vs. Eternit Corporation
Litonjua, Jr. vs. Eternit Corporation
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G.R. No. 144805. June 8, 2006.
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authority; (2) the third person, in good faith, relied upon such
representation; (3) relying upon such representation, such third
person has changed his position to his detriment. An agency by
estoppel, which is similar to the doctrine of apparent authority,
requires proof of reliance upon the representations, and that, in
turn, needs proof that the representations predated the action
taken in reliance.
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On appeal1
via a Petition for Review on Certiorari is the
Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No.
51022, which affirmed the Decision of the Regional Trial
Court (RTC), Pasig City, Branch2 165, in Civil Case No.
54887, as well as the Resolution of the CA denying the
motion for reconsideration thereof.
The Eternit Corporation (EC) is a corporation duly
organized and registered under Philippine laws. Since
1950, it had been engaged in the manufacture of roofing
materials and pipe products. Its manufacturing operations
were conducted on eight parcels of land with a total area of
47,233 square meters. The properties, located in
Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, were covered by Transfer
Certificates of Title Nos.
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instructed by his
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5 Id., at p. 396.
6 Id., at pp. 397-398.
7 Id., at p. 240.
8 Id., at p. 241.
9 Id.
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Dear Sir:
Yours sincerely,
(Sgd.)
C.F. DELSAUX
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cc. To: J. GLANVILLE (Eternit Corp.)
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10 Id., at p. 399.
11 Id., at pp. 349-400.
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III
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17 Id., at p. 15.
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Dear Sir,
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22 Culaba v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 125862, April 15, 2004, 427
SCRA 721, 729; Litonjua v. Fernandez, G.R. No. 148116, April 14, 2004,
427 SCRA 478, 489.
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must be established by clear, certain and specific
proof.
Section 23 of Batas Pambansa Bilang 68, otherwise
known as the Corporation Code of the Philippines,
provides:
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45 Hill v. Delta Loan and Finance Company, 277 S.W. 2d 63, 65.
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Petition denied.
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