Practice question
A buyer obtains judgment against a seller requiring execution of a deed under their contract. The buyer then asserts that the judgment binds an independent owner who was not impleaded and is not the seller's privy, simply because land was involved. Which analysis follows Spouses Yu v Pacleb?
- A contractual specific-performance judgment does not automatically bind the independent nonparty owner; land involvement alone does not make it an all-world title adjudication.
- Every specific-performance judgment involving land is conclusively binding on every owner worldwide.
- Annotation alone always replaces jurisdiction and due process.
- The buyer may seize any stranger's property without further inquiry.
- The independent owner automatically becomes the losing seller's successor.
Legal references
- https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/2019-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf — Supreme Court official2019 Rules, Rule39§§47–48 and Rules57–61.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2009/feb2009/gr_172172_2009.html — Spouses Yu v Pacleb, GR172172, February24 2009, main decision.
- https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2007/feb2007/gr_161417_2007.html — Biaco v Philippine Countryside Rural Bank, GR161417, February8 2007, main decision.
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