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RESPONDENT: B. NO
Servacio and Rito countered that Protacio, Sr. A co-owner could sell his undivided share;
had exclusively owned the property because he hence, Protacio, Sr. had the right to freely sell
had purchased it with his own money. and dispose of his undivided interest, but not
the interest of his co-owners.
Servacio and Rito both argue that Article 130 of
the Family Code was inapplicable; that the want Consequently, the sale by Protacio, Sr. and Rito
of the liquidation prior to the sale did not render
as co-owners without the consent of the other
the sale invalid, because the sale was valid to
the extent of the portion that was finally co-owners was not necessarily void, for the
allotted to the vendors as his share; and that the rights of the selling co-owners were thereby
sale did not also prejudice any rights of the effectively transferred, making the buyer
petitioners as heirs, considering that what the (Servacio) a co-owner of Marta's share.
sale disposed of was within the aliquot portion
of the property that the vendors were entitled From the foregoing, it may be deduced that
to as heirs. since a co-owner is entitled to sell his undivided
share, a sale of the entire property by one co-
ISSUE (s):
owner without the consent of the other co-
owners is not null and void.