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Nicolas Laurente vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

NICOLAS LAURENTE, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and MANOTOK REALTY INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-37048 | 1988-11-23

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, C.J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision 1 dated April 12, 1973 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. No. 44324-R, entitled "Manotok Realty, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellees, versus Nicolas Laurente, Defendant-Appellant."

The factual background of the case is as follows:

On February 17, 1967, herein private respondent Manotok Realty, Inc. commenced before the then Court of First Instance of Manila an action for the recovery of possession of a parcel of land and damages against herein petitioner Nicolas Laurente.

The complaint states that private respondent is the owner of a parcel of land...