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Case Digest: G.R. No. 198636 - Cari vs. Spouses C
Case Digest: G.R. No. 198636 - Cari vs. Spouses C
Title
Cari vs. Spouses Cueto
Facts:
Spouses Gavino Cueto and Carmelita Cueto (respondents) !led a complaint for
speci!c performance with damages against Esperanza Carinan and her son,
Jazer Carinan.
Esperanza and her late husband acquired the rights over a parcel of land and
assumed the payment of monthly amortizations to the Government Service
Insurance System (GSIS).
The respondents also paid for the transfer of the property and the renovation of
the house on the land.
The respondents claimed that Esperanza and Jazer agreed to execute a deed of
sale once the title was transferred to their names, with the condition that the
respondents would be given the !rst option to buy it back within three years by
reimbursing the expenses incurred.
Issue:
Ruling:
The court ruled in favor of the respondents and a#rmed the lower courts' decisions.
Ratio:
The court found that there was a clear intention for the respondents to be
reimbursed for the amounts they spent on the property.
Esperanza's claim that the payments were purely gratuitous was unsupported
by evidence.
The court upheld the award of attorney's fees in favor of the respondents.