Home Savings Loan Bank V Dailo Digest
Home Savings Loan Bank V Dailo Digest
Home Savings Loan Bank V Dailo Digest
Yes. The Article 124 of the Family Code will apply. Basically, Article
493 provides for the co-owner of a property to have full ownership
PONENTE: TINGA, J.: of his part and therefore he may dispose of it as he wants. Because
FACTS: Marcelino was such co-owner, he can do what he wants with the
property, like mortgage it. On the other hand, Article 124 provides
Miguela and Marcelino Dailo were married in 1967. They for the joint administration of conjugal properties. HSLB says that
bought a house and lot during their marriage in San Pablo City, the framers could not have intended that the co-owner spouse
Laguna but the absolute deed of sale was executed only in cannot exercise his full rights because of the bar in Article 124.
favor of Marcelino and excluded his wife. There is no marriage settlement between Miguela and her dead
In 1993, Marcelino executed a special power of attorney to spouse, so their property regime is automatically conjugal
authorize a certain Lilibeth Gesmundo to obtain a loan from partnership of gains or CPG. If there is no consent as to the action
petitioner bank HSLB with the house and lot as security. The of one spouse with regards to the administration of the property,
the same is void.
property was mortgaged and the loan was approved in
In this case, No. The HSLB says payment of the principal obligation
the amount of P300,000. Miguela did not know about this at on the mortgage should be made by the conjugal partnership
all because the loan redounded to the benefit of the family under
When Gesmundo failed to pay the loan in full upon maturity, Article 121 of the Family Code. But the burden of proof lies with
the spouses' property was extra judicially foreclosed, sold, and the HSLB, on the one who alleges that the mortgage benefited the
bought by petitioner bank. Because it was not redeemed after conjugal partnership. HSLB alleges that the loan was used to
one year, the bank consolidated their ownership over it. finance the construction of housing units but it was not adequately
Marcelino died and it was only then that Miguela knew of the proven. Also, since they kept on saying that Marcelino owned the
mortgage, foreclosure and sale of their conjugal property. property in his individual capacity, it cannot be admitted that the
The CA ruled that Art 124 of the Family Code is controlling in money was used for his family.
the case because it provided for the nullity of any encumbrance
or disposition without the knowledge and consent of both
spouses.
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