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Director Of Lands vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

DIRECTOR OF LANDS, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, BRAULIO COSME and DAMASO A. ACOSTA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-17696 | 1966-05-19

D E C I S I O N 


CONCEPCION, J.: 

This is an appeal by certiorari, taken by the Director of Lands, from an amended decision of the Court of Appeals a decision of the Court of First Instance of Isabela in his favor. 

The facts are set forth in said amended decision from e quote: 

On November 19, 1926 a sales application was filed with the Bureau Lands by Benito Tolentino for a tract of public agricultural and with an area of 5 hectares, situated in Barrio Callang, Municipality of Gamu, Province of Isabela. In accordance with the application, which was given number 8706, the land was advertised to the highest bidder and on...