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Rep. Of the Phil. Vs. Melitona Alagad

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DIRECTOR OF LANDS, petitioner, vs. MELITONA ALAGAD, SPOUSES CARMEN ALAGAD AND ESPIRIDION KOLIMLIM, JUSTO ALAGAD, CARLOS ALAGAD, SPOUSES LIBRADA ALAGAD AND EMERSON ABANO, DEMETRIO ALAGAD, ANTONIO ALAGAD, REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LAGUNA, and the INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (Fourth Civil Cases Division), respondents.

G.R. No. 66807 | 1989-01-26

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The Republic appeals from the decision of the Court of Appeals 1 affirming two orders of the defunct Court of First Instance of Laguna 2 dismissing its petition for "annulment of title and reversion". 3 The facts appear in the decision appealed from:

On or about October 11, 1951, defendants filed an application for registration of their title over a parcel of land situated at Linga, Pila, Laguna, with an area of 8.1263 hectares, reflected in survey plan Psu-116971, which was amended after the land was divided into two parcels, namely, Lot 1 with an area of 5.2476 hectares and Lot 2 with an area of 2.8421...