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Orlando Villanueva V. CA & Lilia Villanueva

Oct. 27, 2010

Topic: Effect of Force, Intimidation, and Undue Influence (FC 45(4), NCC 1335)

Facts: rlando and !ilia "ot married on #pril 13, 1$%% in &uerto &rincesa, &ala'an Ten on No*em+er 1,

1$$- e filed an annulment of teir marria"e alle"in" tat treats of *iolence and duress forced im into

marr.in" !ilia /e furter detailed tat, e recei*ed arassin" pone calls from !ilia, stran"ers, and

un'anted *isitors 'o 'ould 'ait for im after is classes #side from tis, tere 'as a certain 0a Celso, a

mem+er of te N, 'o 'as said to a*e +een ired +. !ilia to treaten im and 'o accompanied im to

er ome pro*ince in &ala'an to marr. er /e also said tat e 'as defrauded into +elie*in" tat se 'as

pre"nant prior to teir marria"e 'ic caused im to marr. er /e furter alle"ed to te court tat e didnt

"et er pre"nant prior to marria"e or a*in" coa+ited 'it er after teir marria"e Te said cild 'as said

to a*e died durin" deli*er. #ll tese alle"ations 'ere denied +. !ilia 2e so'ed proof of rlandos

affection, epression of lo*e and concern to'ards er in 13 letters /e acno'led"es a*in" sent of te

letters so'ed +ut denied te 6e"ardin" te deat of te fetus, !ilia 'as a+le to so' proof tat te cild

indeed died due to premature deli*er. and tere 'as a certification from te Ci*il 6e"istr.

Issue: 7eter or not tere is duress and fraud in o+tainin" is consent for teir marria"e

/eld: No Te Court ruled tat is alle"ations 'ere untena+le and tat tis annulment case 'as filed in

order for te pendin" +i"am. case filed a"ainst im +. !ilia to +e dismissed /is alle"ation of fear 'as not

clearl. esta+lised as 'ell as te intimidation +ein" done a"ainst im +. !ilia and er part. +ecause e

+ein" a securit. "uard 'as taen into consideration +. te Court for e no's self defense Te treats e

said e recei*ed 'ere not sufficient to mae im not freel. marr. !ilia Fraud cannot +e raised as a reason

for annulment as tere 'as no proof Furtermore, it too im four .ears to file an action 'ic merits to

!ilias contention tat te. coa+ited Te Court did not +elie*e im 'en e stated tat e ne*er "ot an

erection durin" teir tr.st and is counsel conceded tat rlando and !ilia ad a seual relationsip

#+sence of coa+itation is also not a "round to annul suc marria"e Te failure to coa+it +ecomes

rele*ant onl. if it arises as a result of te perpetration of an. of te "rounds for annullin" te marria"e, suc

as lac of parental consent, insanit., fraud, intimidation, or undue influence 2ince rlando failed to

8ustif. is failure to coa+it 'it !ilia on an. of tose "rounds, te *alidit. of is marria"e must +e upeld