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ALBINO CAMACHO, plaintiff and appellant, vs. THE
MUNICIPALITY
OF
BALIUAG,
PROVINCE
OF
BULACAN, defendant and appellee.
1. PRINCJPAL AND AGENT OWNERSHIP OF REALTY
ACQUIRED BY AGENT.The settled doctrine in this
jurisdiction is that realty acquired with funds and at the
instance of another in the discharge of an undisclosed
agency, express or implied, belongs to the principal, and
an action lies in favor of such undisclosed principal to
compel a conveyance to himself so long as the rights of
innocent third parties have not intervened.
2. ID. ID. PAROL EVIDENCE.Parol evidence is
competent in such cases to overcome the prima facie case
made by documents of title in the name of the agent, but
such evidence, to prevail. must be clear and convincing.
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