Federal Land Bank v. Registrar of Property of Utuado
Federal Land Bank v. Registrar of Property of Utuado
Opinion of the Court
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Quintero Rodriguez mortgaged in favor of The Federal Land Bank a property of 799.31 acres (cuerdas), a portion of which he had recorded in the Registry of Property of
The bank became the owner of the property from the date of the execution of the deed of sale independently of its record in the registry, which is made in order to give notice to third persons, and as such owner it could execute the deed of correction whose only purpose was to facilitate the record by furnishing certain descriptions; and as these had nothing to do with the title conveyed by the marshal, it was not necessary for said officer to appear in the document wherein the above-mentioned descriptions were made. Moreover, since the marshal conveyed to the bank the entire mortgaged property, there was no need of his intervention in the description of the two parcels in which the property was divided prior to the sale made by him.
The decision appealed from must be reversed as to the curable defect assigned therein.
Case-law data current through December 31, 2025. Source: CourtListener bulk data.