Practice question
A present titleholder seeks dismissal solely because the complaint does not accuse it personally of participating in the original fraud, although reconveyance directly affects its title. What does Cavinti explain?
- Every titleholder must first confess fraud before being sued.
- Only original fraudsters may ever be defendants.
- The plaintiff automatically wins merely by joining the owner.
- A titleholder's presence always defeats jurisdiction.
- Reconveyance may require the titleholder's participation without pleading its complicity as a universal joinder condition.
Legal references
- PD1529 Sections31-34 and44: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html
- Cavinti Realty v. Ablao, G.R.262146, October27,2025, MAIN: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70238
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