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Tayag vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 96053 MARCH 3, 1993

Juan Galicia Sr. executed a deed of sale for land to Albrigido Leyva for P50,000, but only P9,707 of the initial P10,000 payment was made. Leyva also only partially paid the bank loan Galicia Sr. had assumed. Galicia Sr.'s heirs sued to rescind the contract for non-payment. The Court ruled the heirs could not rescind because they had accepted late and partial payments over many years, estopping them from reneging on the agreement. It ordered Leyva to pay the balance due plus reimbursement for the amount paid by Galicia Sr.'s sister to the bank.

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Tayag vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No. 96053 MARCH 3, 1993

Juan Galicia Sr. executed a deed of sale for land to Albrigido Leyva for P50,000, but only P9,707 of the initial P10,000 payment was made. Leyva also only partially paid the bank loan Galicia Sr. had assumed. Galicia Sr.'s heirs sued to rescind the contract for non-payment. The Court ruled the heirs could not rescind because they had accepted late and partial payments over many years, estopping them from reneging on the agreement. It ordered Leyva to pay the balance due plus reimbursement for the amount paid by Galicia Sr.'s sister to the bank.

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TAYAG vs.

COURT OF APPEALS
G.R. No. 96053
MARCH 3, 1993
FACTS:
Juan Galicia, Sr. executed a deed of conveyance, prior to his demise in 1979 in favor of
Albrigido Leyva involving the undivided one-half portion of a piece of land situated at
Poblacion, Guimba, Nueva Ecija for the sum of P50,000.00. There is no dispute that the first
installment was received by Juan Galicia, Sr. And according to petitioners, of the P10,000.00 to
be paid within ten days from execution of the instrument, only P9,707.00 was tendered to, and
received by, them on numerous occasions from May 29, 1975, up to November 3, 1979. It was
also agreed upon that private respondent will assume the vendors' obligation to the Philippine
Veterans Bank, however, he paid only the sum of P6,926.41 while the difference of the
indebtedness was paid by Juan Galicia, Sr.s sister. Moreover, petitioners claimed that not a
single centavo of the P27,000.00 representing the remaining balance was paid to them.
Petitioners averred that private respondents failure to pay full consideration of the agreement to
sell gave them the right to have the contract rescinded.
ISSUE:
Whether or not the petitioners have the right to rescind the contract in the present case.
RULING:
Considering that the heirs of Juan Galicia, Sr. accommodated private respondent by
accepting the latter's delayed payments not only beyond the grace periods but also during the
pendency of the case for specific performance, petitioners' actuation is susceptible of but one
construction that they are now estopped from reneging from their commitment on account of
acceptance of benefits arising from overdue accounts of private respondent. Indeed, the right to
rescind is not absolute and will not be granted where there has been substantial compliance by
partial payments.
Private respondent is ordered to pay the balance of the purchase price and to reimburse
the sum paid by Juan Galicia Sr.s sister to the Philippine Veterans bank, minus the attorney's
fees and damages awarded in favor of private respondent.

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