G.R. No. 33483 , August 30, 1930
FELICITAS OLEGA, ET AL. vs. MAGDALENA GARCIA, ET AL.

FACTS

Petitioners Felicitas Olega and others (plaintiffs in the lower court) filed a civil case (No. 2554) against respondents Magdalena Garcia and her husband. The judgment in that case ordered the defendants to sell a lot to the plaintiffs for ₱400, plus an additional ₱17.56 for travel expenses. The defendants executed the deed of sale as ordered, but the plaintiffs failed to pay the purchase price. Consequently, the defendants moved for the issuance of a writ of execution to compel the plaintiffs to pay ₱417.56. The trial court granted the motion and issued the writ. The plaintiffs now petition for certiorari to quash the execution, arguing that since the judgment was in their favor, it cannot be enforced against them by the defendants.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court acted without or in excess of its jurisdiction in issuing a writ of execution against the plaintiffs (petitioners herein) to compel payment of the purchase price under a judgment that ordered the defendants to sell the property to them.

RULING

No. The petition for certiorari is denied. The trial court acted within its jurisdiction. The Supreme Court held that the judgment ordering the defendants to sell the lot to the plaintiffs for a specified price created a mutual obligation. While the judgment expressly bound the defendants to sell, it implicitly obligated the plaintiffs to pay the purchase price. The right to enforce this reciprocal obligation is inherent in the judgment. Therefore, the trial court properly issued the writ of execution against the plaintiffs to compel payment as a supplemental proceeding to effectuate the judgment. The preliminary injunction is dissolved, with costs against the petitioners.