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Municipality of Antipolo vs. Aquilina Zapanta, et al.

MUNICIPALITY OF ANTIPOLO, petitioner, vs. AQUILINA ZAPANTA, ISIDRO DELA CRUZ, ELIAS DELA CRUZ, MARIA DELA CRUZ, MODESTA LEYVA, FERMIN LEYVA, SUSANA LEYVA, MARCIAL LEYVA, FELISA LEYVA, ISIDORA LEYVA, HONORIO LEYVA, CONCORDIA GALICIA, APOLONIA AVENDANO, AMPARO AVENDANO, FIDELA SARTE, BEATRIZ SARTE, VICTORIO SARTE, VIRGINIA SARTE, JULIANA SARTE, RODOLFO SARTE, BENITA SARTE, ANTONINA SUAREZ, DANIEL SUAREZ, BEATA SUAREZ, ENRIQUE AVENDANO, PAULINO AVENDANO, SAMSON LAVILLA, SR., AURELIA LAPAR, VIRGILIO HILARIO, NATIVIDAD MARQUEZ, LUISITO LOPEZ, REMEDIOS LOPEZ, ROMEO LOPEZ, NATIVIDAD LOPEZ and the HONORABLE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, respondents.

G.R. No. L-65334 | 1984-12-26

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

In this appeal by Certiorari, we are called upon to review the Resolution or respondent Intermediate Appellate Court, dated August 23, 1983. dismissing petitioner's appeal for failure to file its Brief within the reglementary period, and the subsequent Resolution of the same Court, dated September 27, 1983, denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration for being without any legal and factual basis.

The facts may be briefly stated as follows: On August 8, 1977, a single application for the registration of two distinct parcels of land was filed by two distinct applicants before the then Court of...