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Seminary Of San Carlos vs. Municipality Of Cebu 019 Phil 32

THE SEMINARY OF SAN CARLOS, by Pedro Julia, Rector of the Seminary of San Carlos of Cebu, petitioner-appellee, vs. THE MUNICIPALITY OF CEBU, opponent-appellant.

G.R. No. L-4641 | 1911-03-13

D E C I S I O N


MORELAND, J.:

The petition in this case, made by the Seminary of San Carlos, asks for the registration of two pieces of land, included in one plan, petitioner's Exhibit J, located in the city of Cebu, alleging as its source of little a royal cession from the King of Spain.

The opponent of the registration, the city of Cebu, denies the title of the petitioner and alleges in itself ownership of the land in question, stating that its title is based upon possession thereof of the kind and for the period required by law to effect a little by prescription.

The petitioner succeeded in the court below and a judgment was...