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Roman Catholic Apostolic Church Vs. Municipalities Of Caloocan, Et Al.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC CHURCH, plaintiff, vs. THE MUNICIPALITIES OF CALOOCAN, MORONG AND MALABON, OF THE PROVINCE OF RIZAL, ET AL., defendants.

G.R. No. 3016 | 1909-01-29

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J.:

This was an action to recover the following property:

"In the town of Caloocan:

"A cemetery, by the side of the visita or chapel of the barrio of Balintauac, known by the name of the cemetery of Balintauac;

"A cemetery by the side of the visita or chapel of the barrio of Tuliahan, known by the name of the cemetery of Tuliahan.

"These cemeteries formed the grounds of the visitas known by the names of the visitas or chapels of the barrios of Balintauac and Tuliahan and are at present in the possession and under the administration of the defendants Gregorio Aglipay and the municipality of Caloocan.

"In the...