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Federico R. Castro, Et Al. vs. Matilde Para-On, Et Al.

FEDERICO R. CASTRO and RECINA BALTAZAR, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. MATILDE PARA-ON, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-24147 | 1968-02-10

D E C I S I O N 


SANCHEZ, J.: 

In this, a direct appeal, defendants challenge the correctness of an order of the Court of First Instance of Iloilo denying their motion to enforce an alleged right of repurchase of a parcel of land. 

The following proceedings are controlling, viz: On January 13, 1950, plaintiffs lodged a complaint (amended on January 15, 1952) with the Court of First Instance of Iloilo 1 for ownership of Lot 3366 of the January Cadastre and for damages. On August 23, 1951, Asuncion, Jesus, Modesta, Roque and Meliton, all surnamed Para-on, intervened in the case. On June 16, 1952, upon the amended complaint, the...