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HEIRS OF AMPARO DEL ROSARIO v.AURORA SANTOSG.R. No. L-46892 September 30, 1981GUERRERO, J.:Facts:Amparo De Rosar!o e"tere# !"to a

co"tract $!t% Attor"e& A"#res Sa"tos a"# %!s$!'e A(rora Sa"tos $%ereb& t%e atter so# to t%e'ormer a 20,000 s). m. o' a"# $%!c% !s to bese*re*ate# 'rom Lot 1. Sa!# ot 'orms part o' t%ese+era ots beo"*!"* to a certa!" eoo(sto#!o, o' $%!c% ots, Attor"e& Sa"tos, b&a*reeme"t $!t% t%e atter, as %!s attor"e&/s 'ees,o$"s !"terest t%ereo'.art!es a*ree# t%at spo(ses A"#ress%a t%erea'ter eec(te a Dee# o' o"rmat!o"o' Sae !" 'a+or o' De Rosar!o as soo" as t%et!te %as bee" reease# a"# t%e s(b#!+!s!o" pa"o' sa!# Lot 1 %as bee" appro+e# b& t%e La"#Re*!strat!o" omm!ss!o"er.D(e to t%e 'a!(re o' spo(ses A"#res toeec(te t%e #ee# a'ter t%e '(me"t o' t%eco"#!t!o", De Rosar!o ca!ms ma!c!o(s breac%o' a Dee# o' Sae.De'e"#a"t t%erea'ter e# a mot!o" to#!sm!ss sett!"* (p t%e #e'e"ses o' ac o'

(r!s#!ct!o" o' t%e co(rt o+er t%e s(bect o' t%eact!o" a"# ac o' ca(se o' act!o" as $e as t%e#e'e"se o' prescr!pt!o".

%e& '(rt%er ae*e# t%at t%e #ee# o'sae $as o"& a" accommo#at!o" *rac!o(s&ete"#e#, o(t o' cose 'r!e"#s%!p bet$ee" t%e#e'e"#a"ts a"# t%e pa!"t!5, %e"ce, ta"tamo("tto $a!+er, aba"#o"me"t or ot%er$!seet!"*(!s%me"t o' t%e #ema"# set 'ort% !" t%ecompa!"t.F!"a&, #e'e"#a"ts ae*e# t%at t%eca!m o" $%!c% t%e act!o" or s(!t !s 'o("#e# !s("e"'orceabe ("#er t%e stat(te o' 'ra(#s a"#t%at the cause or o!ect o" the co#tract $%$#ot e&%st at the t%'e o" the tra#sact%o#.

%e o$er co(rt reso+e# to #e"& t%emot!o" to #!sm!ss.A'ter act!o"s b& respect!+e part!es, t%eo$er co(rt or#ere# t%e #e'e"#a"ts to eec(tea"# co"+e& to pa!"t!5 t%e 20,000 s). m. o' a"#

to be tae" e!t%er 'rom Lot 4 or 'rom Lot -A o'(sto#!o/s ots, $%!c% #e'e"#a"ts o$" !"terest t%ereo'.A**r!e+e# b& t%e a'oresa!# #ec!s!o", t%e#e'e"#a"ts e# a" appea $!t% t%e o(rt o'Appeas $%!c% cert!e# t%e recor#s o' t%e caseto t%e S(preme o(rt 'or "a #eterm!"at!o".7ss(e:As "ar as %t co#cer#s Sa(es

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%et%er t%e sae !s +a!# as to t%e ca(seor obect o' t%e co"tract.