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THOMAS YANG VS. VALDEZ

G.R. No. 73317 August 31 1989

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Thomas Yang The Honorable

Marcelino R. Valde

S!o"ses Ricardo

Moran#e and Milagros

Moran#e

$ART%ES

Petitioner Respondents

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&A'TS

$e#i#ion (or Certiorari see)ing #o ann"l and se#

aside #he co"r# orders da#ed * +an"ar, - /01 -/

+an"ar, - /0 and 2/ &ebr"ar, - /01 o( +"dge

Marcelino R. Valde .

The assailed orders1 res!ec#i3el,1 had a!!ro3ed a

re!le3in bond !os#ed b, res!onden#s1 denied #heco"n#er4re!le3in bond 5led b, Man"el Ya!hoc)"n1

and re6ec#ed !e#i#ioner Thomas Yang7s co"n#er

re!le3in bond.

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Ees!onden# s!o"ses Ricardo and Milagros Moran#e

bro"gh# an ac#ion in #he Regional Trial 'o"r# o(

General San#os 'i#, agains# !e#i#ioner Thomas Yang

and Man"el Ya!hoc)"n1 #o reco3er !ossession o( #8o

92: %s" "4cargo #r"c)s.

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Res!onden#;s 'laim< #he, had ac#"al "se and !ossession o( #he #8o 92:

cargo #r"c)s1 ha3ing ac="ired #hem d"ring #he!eriod (rom - /2 #o - />. The #r"c)s 8ere regis#ered in #he name o( !e#i#ioner

Thomas Yang1 #he Treas"rer in #he Moran#e s!o"sesb"siness o( b",ing and selling corn.

Tha# #he, 8ere de!ri3ed o( #he !ossession o( #he

3ehicles 8hen Yang had #a)en #he 3ehicles #o #he8eareho"se o( Man"el Ya!hoc)"n Tha# des!i#e re!ea#ed demands Yang re("sed #o

release #he 3ehicles.

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Res!onden#s a!!lied (or a 8ri# o( re!li3in in #he

RT' o( General San#os 'i#,. And !"# "! a re!le3in

bond.

Res!onden# +"dge iss"ed an order o( sei "re

direc#ing #he $ro3incial Sherri( o( 'o#aba#o #o #a)e

immedia#e !ossession and c"s#od, o( #he 3ehiclesin3ol3ed .

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&A'TSMan"el Ya!hoc)"n 5led a mo#ion see)ing re!ossession o( #he

cargo #r"c)s and !os#ed a re!le3in co"n#er4bond.

Res!ondend s!o"ses amended #heir co!lain# b, e?l"ding

Ya!hoc)"n as !ar#,4de(endan# and s"bmi##ed an o!!osi#ion #o

Ya!hoc)"n;s co"n#er4bond1 con#ending #ha# since #he la##er 8as

merel, a nominal de(endan#1 he has no s#anding #o demand #he

re#"rn o( #he cargo #r"c)s.

The res!onden# 6"dge disa!!ro3ed #he #he co"n#er4bond 5led b,

Ya!hoc)"n.

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The #rial co"r# ordered #he immedia#e release and

deli3er, o( #he cargo #r"c)s #o res!onden# s!o"ses

$e#i#ioner Yang mo3ed (or an e?#ension o( #he

5(#een 9-0: da,s 8i#hin 8hich #o 5le an ans8er #o #he

com!lain# o( re!le3in

He !"# "! a co"n#er @bond (o"r da,s la#er b"# 8asre6ec#ed (or ha3ing been 5led o"# o( #ime.

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%SS E

Whether or not the writ replevin shouldnot be issued on the ground that the

respondent spouses are not the

registered owners of the argo tru !s"

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R L%NG

Yes. The !ro3isional remed, o( re!le3in is in #he

na#"re o( a !ossessor, ac#ion and #he a!!lican# 8ho

see)s immedia#e !ossession o( #he !ro!er#, in3ol3ed

need no# be holder o( #he legal #i#le #o #he !ro!er#,.

%# s"Bices1 i( a# #he #ime he a!!lies (or a 8ri# o(

re!le3in1 he is1 in #he 8ords o( Sec#ion 21 R"le C 1

en#i#led #o #he !ossession #hereo(.

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%SS E

Whether or not the order of thepetitioner#s right to ounter$bond had

alread% pres ribed"

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R L%NG Yes. nder Sec#ion 01 !e#i#ioner ma, a# an, #ime be(ore #he

deli3er, o( #he !ro!er#, #o #he !lain#iB re="ire #he re#"rn o( #he

!ro!er#,F in Sec#ion C1 he ma, do so1 8i#hin 53e 90: da,s a(#er

#he #a)ing o( #he !ro!er#, b, #he oBicer. o#h #hese !eriods are

manda#or, in charac#er. 9 Th"s1 a lo8er co"r# 8hich a!!ro3es a

co"n#er4bond 5led be%ond #he s#a#"#or, !eriods1 ac#s in e?cess o(

i#s 6"risdic#ion. %n #he ins#an# case1 #he cargo #r"c)s 8ere #a)en

in#o c"s#od, b, #he SheriB on 7 &anuar% 198' . $e#i#ioner Yang7s

co"n#er4re!le3in bond 8as 5led.