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City Of Manila vs. George M. Lack 019 Phil 324

THE CITY OF MANILA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. GEORGE M. LACK, JOSEPH L. DAVIS, OSCAR SUTRO, and HENRY T. ALLEN, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 5987 | 1911-04-07

D E C I S I O N


MORELAND, J.:

This is an action of ejectment. In the year 1903 the defendants entered into negotiations with Doña Isabel Morello for the purchase of a large tract of land on Calle Nozaleda in the city of Manila. The price was agreed upon and the contract to purchase executed subject to the curing of certain defects in the record title. On the 29th of April, 1904, the record having been corrected, the property was conveyed by said Doña Isabel Morello to the defendants, and its purchase price, based upon the area of the land sold, was duly paid. The funds which formed the purchase price of the land in...