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Pedro Tuballa vs. Maria De La Cruz, Et Al.

PEDRO TUBALLA, plaintiff-appellant, vs. MARIA DE LA CRUZ, ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-13461 | 1961-03-20

D E C I S I O N 


BAUTISTA ANGELO, J.: 

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Davao dismissing appellant's complaint on the ground (1) that appellant's cause of action is barred by a prior final judgment (Civil Case No. 1430) of the same court; and (2) that said court has no jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint. 

On June 1, 1957, appellant filed against appellees a complaint seeking to annul Original Certificate of Title No. P-2026 on the ground of fraud. Said certificate was issued by the Register of Deeds of Davao on March 8, 1954 in lieu of Sales Patent No. V-1129 issued on...