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Trinidad Gabriel vs. Court of Appeals

TRINIDAD GABRIEL, ANDREA GABRIEL, ISABEL GABRIEL, ESTER GABRIEL, BENJAMIN GABRIEL, SALUD GABRIEL, VICTORIA GABRIEL, RIZALINA GABRIEL and ANDRES GABRIEL, JR., petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PETRITA PASCUAL and RUDYARDO SANTIAGO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-26348 | 1988-03-30

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to reverse: (a) the Decision 1 of respondent Court of Appeals promulgated on May 31, 1966 in CA-G.R. No. 25418-R affirming the Decision 2 of the then Court of First Instance of Bataan in Civil Case No. 2283 which dismissed the complaint for recovery of land due to laches and prescription and required complainants (herein petitioners) to surrender their certificates of title, and (b) the Resolution 3 of the Court of Appeals dated July 7, 1966 denying petitioners' Motion for Reconsideration.

As found by the Court of Appeals and the trial court, the factual...