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Esquejo vs Fortaleza et al, 13 SCRA 187

AUREA ESQUEJO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. CERAPIO FORTALEZA and DANIEL FORTALEZA, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-15897 | 1965-02-26

D E C I S I O N 


REGALA, J.: 

This is an action for the recovery of property consisting of a residential land situated in Sta. Maria, Binalonan, Pangasinan. It was originally filed in the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan by Aurea Esquejo against Cerapio and Daniel Fortaleza. 

The trial court found that this residential lot (together with three parcels of riceland situated in barrio Manguzmana of the same town and province) had been donated by Pablo Fortaleza to Aurea Esquejo in consideration of the latter's marriage to the donor's son, Cresenciano. Nevertheless, the court denied recovery of the residential land on the...