ROMAN CATHOLIC OF MALOLOS V. IAC
191 SCRA 411
FACTS:
Petitioner was the owner of a parcel of land. It then entered into a contract of lease agreement with Robes-Fransisco Realty for the parcel of land. The agreement was that there would be downpayment plus installments with interest. Robes-Fransisco was then in default. Knowing that it was in its payment of the installments, it requested for the restructuring of the installment payments but was denied. It then asked for grace period to pay the same and tendered a check thereafter. Such was refused and the contract was cancelled.
HELD:
A check whether a manager’s check or ordinary check is not legal tender and an offer of a check in payment of a debt is not valid tender of payment and may be refused receipt by the obligee or creditor. As this is the case, the subsequent consignation of the check didn't operate to discharge Robes-Fransisco from its obligation to petitioner.