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Paulina Margate, et al. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

PAULINA MARGATE, HEIRS OF TARCELA MARGATE, namely, RAYMUNDO VILLAMOR, FELIPE VILLAMOR, WINEFREDA VILLAMOR, HEIRS OF ANTONIA MARGATE, namely, FRANCISCO IBAY, EUSTAQUIO IBAY, FELICITAS IBAY, NICOSTRATES IBAY, ALFREDO IBAY, ROSITA IBAY, SAMUEL IBAY, ROBERTO IBAY and VIVENCIO IBAY, represented by FRANCISCO IBAY, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, SEBASTIAN TOLANG, HEIRS OF PELAGIA TOLANG, namely, VICENTE JAMOROL, ALEJANDRO JAMOROL, HEIRS OF ANGELA TOLANG, namely, ANA LOPEZ, ANDRES LOPEZ, ZOSIMA MANGMANG, HEIRS OF EMELIA TOLANG, namely, CATALINA BALA, HEIRS OF FRANCISCO TOLANG, namely, MARIA TOLANG, VALERIA TOLANG, TECIA TOLANG, HEIRS OF TEODORA TOLANG, namely, FRANCISCO DARCERA, SILVESTRE DARCERA, MAXIMO DARCERA, LUCENA DARCERA, LINO DARCERA, deceased, represented by MAXIMA VDA. DE DARCERA, ALLAN DARCERA and GRACE DARCERA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-42366 | 1982-12-15

D E C I S I O N


DE CASTRO, J.:

Petition for review on certiorari of the Resolution of respondent Court of Appeals, dated September 16, 1975, dismissing the appeal of petitioners, and its subsequent Resolution, dated November 21, 1975, denying the motion for reconsideration.

From the records, it appears that in an action for partition filed by herein private respondents against petitioners, the Court of First Instance of Zamboanga del Norte, Branch II, rendered a decision on October 10, 1974 in favor of private respondents. A copy of the decision was undisputedly received by petitioners on October 14, 1974; that on October 25, 1974,...