Practice question
A co-owner has sufficient actual knowledge of the sale and all its particulars through peculiar, clearly established circumstances. The co-owner then waits more than six years without explanation, and the court finds inequitable laches. No formal vendor notice was given. Under Azurin, is lack of formal written notice invariably decisive?
- Yes, the Court recognizes no exception under any circumstances.
- No, every rumor always starts thirty days regardless of the particulars.
- No, all written-notice rules were repealed in 2025.
- No, the peculiar-circumstances and laches exception may dispense with written notice on the stipulated facts.
- Yes, because actual knowledge can never have any legal consequence.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html — Civil Code, articles 1601,1606–1607,1616,1619–1623.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2025/apr2025/gr_259662_2025.html — Azurin, Jr. v Chua, GR 259662, April 23 2025, main opinion: written notice and peculiar-circumstances/laches exception.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2021/sep2021/gr_219556_2021.html — Rama v Spouses Nogra, GR 219556, September 14 2021, main opinion: sufficient knowledge plus laches.
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