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Sisenando Arguieta, Et Al. Vs. Vicente Corcuera, Et Al. 088 Phil 777

SISENANDO ARGUIETA, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. VICENTE CORCUERA, ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-3537 | 1951-05-21

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

The Court of Appeals, by resolution, forwarded this case to us because the assignments of error center around purely legal questions. The litigation involves the alleged right of appellants to purchase from the Government certain parcels of friar lands in Cavite.

On or about October 21, 1927, the Director of Lands acting under Act No. 1120 executed in favor of Carlos T. Tirona and Vicente Corcuera a contract of sale of lot No. 2062 of the Santa Cruz de Malabon Friar Lands Estate in Cavite for the sum of P7,716 payable in 15 annual installments (Sales Certificate No. 2991).

On April 28, 1930 Carlos T....