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Obanana, Patrocinia , et al. Vs. Alejandro R. Boncaros, et al.

PATROCINIA OBA?ANA and EMILIO OBA?ANA, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE ALEJANDRO R. BONCAROS, District Judge, Court of First Instance, Branch V, of Negros Oriental and ZOILO LANTAO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-51921 | 1984-03-29

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

A Petition for Review of the Order of the then Court of First Instance of Negros Oriental, Branch V, dismissing petitioners' Complaint for reconveyance with damages, in Civil Case No. 5094, for lack of cause of action due to petitioners' failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

In his lifetime, Celestino Lantao possessed a parcel of unregistered land with a nipa swamp containing an area of approximately 2944 sq.ms. situated at Caranoche, Sta. Catalina, Negros Oriental, known as Lot No. 73, Pls 790-D. Celestino is the common predecessor-in-interest of the parties. Petitioners brother and sister...