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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Gorgonia Vda. De Caliwan112 Phil. 492

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (Represented by the Land Tenure Administration), plaintiff-appellee, vs. GORGONIA VDA. DE CALIWAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-16927 | 1961-05-31

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

By decision of the Court of First Instance of Manila dated August 17, 1955, in Civil Case No. 26993 for expropriation, the Republic of the Philippines acquired the property known as Fabie Estate situated in Paco, Manila, pursuant to the provisions of Republic Act No. 1162, providing "for the expropriation of landed estates or haciendas or lands which formed part thereof in the City of Manila, their subdivision into small lots, and the sale of such lots at costs or their lease on reasonable terms, and for other purposes". 

Thereafter, the Land Tenure Administration assumed administration of the Fabie...