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Francisca Soto vs. Marina S. Jareno

IN RE: MOTION TO CORRECT ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. P-672 COVERING LOT NO. 4569 CAUAYAN CAD. FRANCISCA SOTO, petitioner-appellant, vs. MARINA S. JARENO, JOSEFINA S. MEDEL and LILIA S. ALILAIN, oppositors-appellees.

G.R. No. L-38962 | 1986-09-15

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J:

Originally elevated to the Court of Appeals, this case has been referred to us because it raises the following (and only) question of law:

Does the trial court have jurisdiction to order an amendment of a certificate of title without previous exhaustion of administrative remedies?

Specifically, the change sought is in the civil status of the registered owner, whom the petitioner wants to be described in the certificate of title as married to her rather than as a widower. 1

The said registered owner was Sergio Serfino, who was married in January 1933 to the petitioner. 2 In 1939, he filed an application for a...