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Roberto Denopol Vs. Director Of Lands 106 Phil 666

ROBERTO DENOPOL, petitioner-appellant, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, ET AL., respondents-appellee.

G.R. No. L-13829 | 1959-11-28

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, J.:

Before the Bureau of Lands, Roberto Denopol and Emilio Junto disputed over the possession and cultivation of a 29-hectare public land in Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur. After proper investigation, the Director of Lands allotted 24 hectares to Junto (by homestead) and 5 hectares to Denopol (by sales application). The latter appealed to the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, who in due course confirmed the Director's award.
To the courthouse of that province resorted Denopol by petition for certiorari. However, realizing that the award rested on the finding of Junto's prior possession of and...