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Benjamin Panganiban, Et Al. vs. Araceli Vda. De Sta. Maria, Et Al.

BENJAMIN PANGANIBAN and MARIA CASTOR, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. ARACELI VDA. DE STA. MARIA and FEDERICO STO. TOMAS, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-25529 | 1968-02-22

D E C I S I O N 


BENGZON, J.P., J.: 

The antecedent facts alleged in this appeal from an order of dismissal of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga, are as follows: 

On May 1, 1961, Benjamin Panganiban and Maria Castor entered into a Contract of Lease (Exh. "A" of the Complaint) over a piece of land located in Dulong Ilog, Paligui, Candaba, Pampanga, containing more or less 950,000 square meters. 1 

By letter dated February 5, 1964 2 of the Acting Director of Public Works, Panganiban and Castor were informed that they were granted water rights on January 17, 1964 by the Secretary of Public Works, after due hearing and as...