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Municipality of Santiago vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

MUNICIPALITY OF SANTIAGO, ISABELA, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, MARIA CAUI?AN, LIBRADA, VIRGINIA, FIDENCIO, ARTEMIO, PORFIRIO and REGINA, all surnamed BAYAUA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-49903 | 1983-02-21

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The issue in the present controversy centers on the ownership of two contiguous lots, Lot No. 4976-A with an area of 4,719 sq. ms., and Lot No. 8000-A, with an area of 42,621 sq. ms. (Exhibit "2"), respectively, of the Santiago cadastre, Province of Isabela.

Private respondent, Maria Cauiñan, is the surviving spouse of Eulalio Bayaua, son of Liberato Bayaua, the alleged original occupant of the disputed lots. The other private respondents are the children of the spouses. Maria Cauiñan passed away during the pendency of this case and was ordered substituted by her heirs.

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