VALDEHUEZA, defendants-appellants. [G.R. No. L-38745 Auu!" #, 1$75 CA%TRO, J.:& TO'IC( Loan - %)*+,- Loan o. /u"uu* DOCTRINE( A.")0,- 1115 o2 "3- N-4 C)5), Cod- .-)!".a")on )! no ,on-. a .-6u)!)"- 2o. "3- 5a,)d)"7 o2 a *o."a-. T3- 0on".a0"! 43)03 +u.+o."-d "o 8- pacto de retro ".an!a0")on! a.- +.-!u*-d "o 8- -6u)"a8,- *o."a-!,
43-"3-. .-)!"-.-d o. no", "3-.- 8-)n no "3).d +a.")-! )n5o,5-d 9ACT%( 1. Plaintiff-appellee Lucia Tan instituted an action against the defendants-appellants Arador Valdehueza and Rediculo Valdehueza for the following: a. !R"T #A$"% & A#T!&': (eclaration of ownership and recover) of possession of the parcel of land 8. "%#&'( #A$"% & A#T!&': #onsolidation of ownership of two portions of another parcel of *unregistered+ land descri,ed -. The parcel of land in .uestion in the 1 !" Cau!- o2 A0")on was the su,/ect 0atter of the pu,lic auction sale held 1arch 2, 1344 where Tan was the highest ,idder. a. A #ertificate of "ale was e5ecuted in favor of Lucia Tan 8. Arador Valdehueza failed to redee0 the land within the period of one )ear so Vicente Roa who was the %5-&fficio Provincial "heriff e5ecuted an A6"&L$T% (%%( & "AL% in favour of Lucia Tan 7. The 1 nd Cau!- o2 A0")on! involves the e5ecution of - (eeds of Pacto (e Retro "ale of - portions of a parcel of land with the total a0ount of P1,488 e5ecuted ,) the defendants Arador Valdehueza and Rediculo Valdehueza in favor of Lucia Tan a. A right to repurchase was 0entioned in the deed. 8. The defendants re0ained in the possession of the land and paid ta5es 0. On,7 on- o2 "3- D--d! o2 'a0"o D- R-".o %a,- 4a! .-)!"-.-d 9. A co0plaint for in/unction was filed ,) Tan against the Valdehuezas to en/oin the0 :fro0 entering the a,ove-descri,ed parcel of land and gathering the nuts therein; a. (is0issed for failure of the parties <to see= for the i00ediate trial; 4. T# declared Lucia Tan as the a,solute owner of the propert) and ordered Valdehuezas not to encroach and 0olest Tan in the e5ercise of her propert) rights. I%%UE( >hether the transactions ,etween the parties were si0ple loan? HELD( No. T.)a, 0ou." .u,)n *od)2)-d 1. A.")0,- 1115 o2 "3- N-4 C)5), Cod- !"a"-! "3a" .-)!".a")on )! no ,on-. a .-6u)!)"- 2o. "3- 5a,)d)"7 o2 a *o."a- -. In "3- +.-!-n" 0a!-( Valdehuezas re0ained in possession of the land and paid the ta5es, "3- 0on".a0"! 43)03 +u.+o."-d "o 8- pacto de retro ".an!a0")on! a.- +.-!u*-d "o 8- -6u)"a8,- *o."a-!,
43-"3-. .-)!"-.-d o. no", "3-.- 8-)n no "3).d +a.")-! )n5o,5-d 7. The Valdehuezas also failed to prove the deliver) to Tan of the harvest fro0 the land involved@ theus the) did not suffer an) pre/udice when the trial court ordered for legal interest. 9. "# did not i0pose legal interest since parties did not stipulate for such and it was not pra)ed for ,) Lucia Tan.