Practice question
A foreign land transaction presents both a proprietary question about the effect of a conveyance and a separate question about a Philippine official’s legal power to authorize the State’s sale. Must one situs label necessarily decide both?
- Yes, every issue is identical
- No; each issue must be characterized, and Laurel treats official authority as a distinct Philippine-law question
- Yes, foreign location repeals all domestic restrictions
- Only the purchase price controls
- Neither question may be adjudicated
Legal references
- Laurel v. Garcia, G.R. Nos. 92013 and 92047, July 25, 1990, main decision: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri1990/jul1990/gr_92013_1990.html
- Civil Code, Articles 16, 17, 815-819: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html
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