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Lucio Javillonar Vs. Land Tenure Administration 104 Phil 323

LUCIO JAVILLONAR, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LAND TENURE ADMINISTRATION, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-10303 | 1958-08-22

D E C I S I O N


MONTEMAYOR, J.:

This is an appeal from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila, dismissing the complaint of plaintiff and appellant Lucio Javillonar and absolving defendant and appellee, the Director of Lands, from all liability, in an action to recover from him certain sums said to have been illegally collected in excess of the price of the parcel of land bought by plaintiff from the former, at the rate of P25 per square meter.

Plaintiff and appellant was one of the tenants and occupants of a large parcel of land, "Terrenos de la Calle Sande", owned by the Archbishop of Manila, which was later acquired by...