southern motors inc. v moscoso (tejano, daryl)

7/25/2019 Southern Motors Inc. v Moscoso (Tejano, Daryl)

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Southern Motors Inc. v

Moscoso

2 SCRA 168 [1961]


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FACTS:

Plant! Southern Motors" Inc. sol# to#e$en#ant An%el Moscoso oneChevrolet truc& on nstal'ent (ass"$or P6"))*.++. ,-on 'a&n% a #on-a/'ent" the #e$en#ant e0ecute# a-ro'ssor/ note $or the su' o$

P)"91*.++" re-resentn% the un-a#(alance o$ the -urchase -rce tosecure the -a/'ent o$ hch" chattel

'ort%a%e as consttute# on the


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$ sa# account" the #e$en#ant ha#-a# a total o$ P**+.++" o$ hchP11+.++ as a--le# to the nterest

an# P)++.++ to the -rnc-al" thusleavn% an un-a# (alance o$P)")*.++. The #e$en#ant $ale# to

-a/ 3 nstal'ents on the (alance o$the -urchase -rce. Plaintif led acomplaint against the deendant,

to recover the unpaid balance o


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,-on -lant!4s -etton" a writ oattachment as ssue# (/ the loercourt on the -ro-ertes o$ the

#e$en#ant. Pursuant thereto" the sa#Chevrolet truc&" an# a house an# lot(elon%n% to #e$en#ant" ere

attache# (/ the Sher! an# sa#truc& as (rou%ht to the -lant!4sco'-oun# $or sa$e &ee-n%.


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A$ter attach'ent an# (e$ore the tral o$ the caseon the 'erts" actn% u-on the -lant!4s 'oton$or the ''e#ate sale o$ the 'ort%a%e# truc&"the Provncal Sher! o$ Ilolo sol# the truc& at-u(lc aucton n hch -lant! tsel$ as theonl/ (##er $or P1".. The tral courtcon#e'ne# the #e$en#ant to -a/ the -lant!the a'ount o$ P)")*.++ th nterest at the rate

o$ 125 -er annu' $ro' Au%ust 16" 19*"untl$ull/ -a#" -lus 1+5 thereo$ as attorne/s $eesan# costs. ence" ths a--eal (/ the #e$en#ant.


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ISS,7:

hether or not the attach'entcause# to (e leve# on the truc& an#ts ''e#ate sale at -u(lc aucton"

as tanta'ount to the $oreclosure o$the chattel 'ort%a%e on sa# truc&.


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R,I;:

o. Artcle 1)8) o$ the Cvl Co#e -rov#es thatn a contract o$ sale o$ -ersonal -ro-ert/ the-rce o$ hch s -a/a(le n nstall'ents" theven#or 'a/ e0ercse an/ o$ the $ollon%re'e#es: ll'ent o$ the o(l%aton"shoul# the ven#ee $al to -a/?


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The -lant! ha# chosen the >rstre'e#/. The co'-lant s an or#nar/cvl acton $or recover/ o$ the

re'ann% un-a# (alance #ue on the-ro'ssor/ note. The -lant! ha# nota#o-te# the -roce#ure or 'etho#s

outlne# (/ Sec. 1) o$ the ChattelMort%a%e a (ut those -rescr(e#$or or#nar/ cvl actons" un#er the

Rules o$ Court.


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That the -lant! ## not nten# to$oreclose the 'ort%a%e truc& s$urther ev#ence# (/ the $act that t

ha# also attache# the house an# loto$ the a--ellant at San @ose" Antue.e -erceve nothn% unla$ul or

rre%ular n -lant!4s act o$ attachn%the 'ort%a%e# truc& tsel$.


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Snce the -lant! has chosen toe0act the $ul>ll'ent o$ thea--ellant4s o(l%aton" t 'a/ en$orce

e0ecuton o$ the Bu#%'ent that 'a/(e $avora(l/ ren#ere# hereon" on all-ersonal an# real -ro-ertes o$ the

latter not e0e'-t $ro' e0ecutonsucent to sats$/ such Bu#%'ent.

southern motors inc. v moscoso (tejano, daryl)

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