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Caridad Franco vs. Exec. Sec., etal.

CARIDAD FRANCO, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, RICARDO T. VILLEGAS, represented by SALUD TORIBIO, and the HONORABLE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE OF PALAWAN, BRANCH I, respondents.

G.R. No. L-49911 | 1986-10-16

D E C I S I O N


ALAMPAY, J:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision dated October 29, 1976 of the former Court of first Instance of Palawan, Branch I, which dismissed petitioner's petition for judicial review by certiorari in Special Civil Case No. 901.
The facts of this case are undisputed.

On October 8, 1929, private respondent Ricardo T. Villegas filed with the Bureau of Lands an application to acquire by sale 2.8415 hectares of public land located as Calero, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The application was entered as Sales Application No. 12842 (E-2007). On February 12, 1931, private respondent paid the full...