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Iglesia ni Cristo vs. Honorable Judge, Branch I CFI of Nueva Ecija, et al.

IGLESIA NI CRISTO, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE JUDGE, BRANCH I, COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF NUEVA ECIJA and DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, respondents.

G.R. No. L-35273 | 1983-07-25

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari which seeks to reverse the decision of the respondent Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija, Branch I, in Civil Case No. 4742 entitled Development Bank of the Philippines v. Iglesia ni Cristo, Register of Deeds of Nueva Ecija, and the National Treasurer of the Philippines. The decision of the respondent court upheld the primacy of the respondent bank's title and ordered the cancellation of the petitioner's title. The petitioner has come to this Court on the sole issue of:

WHICH OF THE TWO TITLES IS SUPERIOR, AN EARLIER TITLE SECURED ADMINISTRATIVELY OR A...