A brief note about a Philippine Supreme Court case (Gochan v. Gochan) discussing whether a suit for specific performance and damages to obtain deeds of sale and title is a real (land) action or a personal action for docket fee purposes, and how jurisdiction and fees should be determined.

<blockquote><h2>RULE 1</h2></blockquote><div data-role="callout"><h1>Gochan v. Gochan, G.R. No. 146089 — 31 January 2001</h1></div><h2>Parties</h2>Petitioner: Virgina Gochan. Respondent: Mercedes Gochan<h2>Relief sought</h2>Petitioners sought: specific performance and damages, including the issuance of a deed of sale and transfer certificate of title in their favor for parcels of land described in their complaint.<h2>Facts</h2>Mercedes Gochan and others instituted an action entitled “Specific Performance and Damages” before the RTC seeking to compel the execution of deeds of sale and issuance of transfer certificates of title covering several parcels of land. The complaint prayed, among other remedies, for the issuance of deeds of sale and transfer of title in favor of petitioners.The defendants (respondents) challenged the nature of the a…<h2></h2><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul><h2></h2><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h2></h2><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h2></h2> <h2></h2><blockquote></blockquote><h2></h2><div data-role="callout"><h1></h1></div><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ol><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ol><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li></ol><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><blockquote></blockquote> <div data-role="callout"><h1></h1></div><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul></li></ol><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li></ul></li></ol><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li><li><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li></ul></li></ol><h3></h3><ul data-type="fbc-bullet-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li></ul><h3></h3><ol data-type="fbc-number-list"><li></li><li></li><li></li><li></li></ol><div data-role="callout"><h1></h1></div><h3></h3><h3></h3><h3></h3>