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Republic of the Phils. Vs. Santiago O. Tanada, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. SANTIAGO O. TANADA, as Judge of the Court of First Instance of Cebu, Branch V, and SPOUSES JACINTO K. RAFANAN and VICENTA L. RAFANAN, respondents.

G.R. No. L-34199 | 1983-05-30

D E C I S I O N


ABAD SANTOS, J.:

By petition for review on certiorari We are asked to reverse a decision of the defunct Court of First Instance of Cebu in Civil Case No. 10630.

In Civil Case No. 10630, the Republic of the Philippines sought the reversion of two parcels of land from the spouses Jacinto and Vicenta Rafanan. After issues had been joined for trial and judgment, the parties submitted a stipulation of facts which reads as follows:

"Come now the parties, assisted by their respective counsels, and to this Honorable Court most respectfully submit the following stipulation of facts:

1. That the parties admit the capacity, personality,...