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QUIOMBING v CAG.R. No. 93010; August 30, 1990; Cruz, J.Digest prepared by Jackie Ca!as

FACTS:

" a #Costructio ad $er%ice Agree&et#, 'uio&big ad (iscoc)o *1st

+arty, -oit!y ad se%era!!y boud t)e&se!%es to costruct a )ouse or/racisco ad aue!ita $a!igo *d +arty, or t)e cotract price o+132,90.00, 4)ic) t)e !atter agreed to pay.

'uio&big ad aue!ita $a!igo etered ito a d 4ritte agree&et uder

4)ic) t)e aue!ita acko4!edged t)e co&p!etio o t)e )ouse adudertook to pay t)e ba!ace o t)e cotract price i t)e &aer prescribedi t)e said d agree&et.

5)e $ps. $a!igo deau!ted i payig. 'uio&big i!ed a co&p!ait 4it) R5C

Atipo!o or reco%ery o t)e a&out 4)ic) t)e $ps. $a!igo )ad acko4!edgedad pro&ised to pay 6 but )ad ot, despite de&ads 6 as t)e ba!ace o t)ecotract price or t)e costructio o t)eir )ouse.

$ps. $a!igo &o%ed to dis&iss t)e co&p!ait cotedig t)at (iscoc)o 4as aidispesab!e party ad t)ereore s)ou!d )a%e bee ic!uded as a co6p!aiti.R5C grated t)e &otio.

Rat)er t)a i!e a a&eded co&p!ait to ic!ude (iscoc)o, 'uio&big

appea!ed t)e order o dis&issa! to t)e CA, arguig t)at as a so!idary creditor)e cou!d act by )i&se! a!oe i t)e eorce&et o )is c!ai& agaist t)e $ps.$a!igo. oreo%er, t)e a&outs due 4ere payab!e o!y to )i& uder t)e dagree&et, 4)ere (iscoc)o 4as ot &etioed at a!!.

CA ru!ed i a%or o t)e $ps. $a!igo, ru!ig t)at7

o ", as 4as possib!e, t)e as4er s)ou!d a!!ege a breac) o t)e

agree&et, #t)e tria! court caot decide t)e dispute 4it)out t)ei%o!%e&et o (iscoc)o 4)ose rig)ts 4i!! ecessari!y be aected sice

)e is a part o t)e 1st +arty.#o 5)e d agree&et reerred to t)e 8Costructio ad $er%ice

Agree&et as its basis ad speciica!!y stated t)at it 4as &ere!y a8part o t)e origia! agree&et.

'uio&big i!ed a petitio or re%ie4 to t)e $C.

ISSUE/RULING: WON Biscocho, as a 2nd soida!" c!#di$o!, is anindis%#nsa %a!$" in Q'io(&in)*s ac$ion +as s$ soida!" c!#di$o!- .o! $h#!#cov#!" o. a(o'n$ d'# $o $h# &o$h o. $h#( NO0

RATIO:

A so!idary ob!igatio is oe i 4)ic) eac) debtor is !iab!e or t)e etire

ob!igatio, ad eac) creditor is etit!ed to de&ad t)e 4)o!e ob!igatio. :ac)creditor &ay eorce t)e etire ob!igatio, ad eac) debtor &ay be ob!iged topay it i u!!.

"t does ot &atter 4)o as bet4ee 'uio&big ad (iscoc)o i!ed t)e

co&p!ait because t)e $ps. $a!igo 4ere !iab!e to eit)er o t)e t4o as aso!idary creditor or t)e u!! a&out o t)e debt. /u!! satisactio o a

-udg&et obtaied agaist t)e& by 'uio&big 4ou!d disc)arge t)eirob!igatio to (iscoc)o, ad %ice %ersa; )ece, it 4as ot ecessary or bot)

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'uio&big ad (iscoc)o to i!e t)e co&p!ait. "c!usio o (iscoc)o as a co6p!aiti, 4)e 'uio&big 4as co&petet to sue by )i&se! a!oe, 4ou!d be ause!ess or&a!ity.

NCC 11 pro%ides t)at, Each one of the solidary creditors may do whatever

may be useful to the others, but not anything which may be prejudicial to thelatter.$uig or t)e reco%ery o t)e cotract price is certai!y a useu! act

t)at 'uio&big cou!d do by )i&se! a!oe. +aret)etica!!y, 4)ate%er a&outis a4arded agaist t)e debtor &ust be paid ec!usi%e!y to )i&, pursuat toNCC 11. 5)is pro%isio states t)at "the debtor may pay any of the solidarycreditors; but if any demand, judicial or extrajudicial, has been made by anyone of them, payment should be made to him."

" 'uio&big e%etua!!y co!!ects t)e a&out due, (iscoc)o &ay !ater c!ai&)is s)are, but t)at decisio is or )i& a!oe to &ake. "t 4i!! aect o!y'uio&big as t)e ot)er so!idary creditor ad ot t)e $ps. $a!igo, 4)o )a%eabso!ute!y ot)ig to do 4it) t)is &atter. As ar as t)ey are cocered,pay&et o t)e debt to t)e co&p!aiat 4i!! be cosidered pay&et to t)eot)er so!idary creditor e%e i t)e !atter 4as ot a party to t)e suit.

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