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The Municipal Government Of Caloocan Vs. Choan Huat & Co. 096 Phil 88

THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF CALOOCAN, PROVINCE; OF RIZAL, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CHOAN HUAT & CO., INC., defendant and appellant.

G.R. No. L-6301 | 1954-10-30

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

The Municipality of Caloocan, a public corporation, commenced proceedings in the Court of First Instance of Rizal to expropriate pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 267 a parcel of land containing an area of 12,068 square meters, situated in barrio Calaanan, municipality of Caloocan, province of Rizal, owned by Choan Huat & Co., Inc., the corporate stock of which belongs mostly to Chinese citizens. The parcel of land is known as lot No. 2468, Cadastral Case No. 28, G.L.R.O. Cadastral Record No. 2577, for which transfer certificate of title No. 68756/T-223 was issued in the name of the corporation....