Practice question
An erroneous certificate exposes the Fund to possible damages. With the authorization required by100, the Register of Deeds files to annul or amend it before any Fund payment. A party argues the official can have no interest until Treasury has paid compensation. Which is correct?
- 100 applies when the Fund may be liable, not only after actual payment
- Payment is always an indispensable prior event under100
- The official must wait until all public money is lost
- Only a private buyer can ever seek correction
- Possible statutory exposure is expressly irrelevant
Legal references
- PD1529 Property Registration Decree: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html Sections96–100.
- Spouses Stilianopoulos v Register of Deeds GR224678 July3,2018 MAIN: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2018/jul2018/gr_224678_2018.html MAIN statutory parties and execution sequence.
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