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Consorcia Agustino, etal. Vs. Court of Appeals etal

CONSORCIA, TEODORO and ERNESTO, all surnamed AGUSTINO, and SPOUSES BENITO VILLAVICENCIO & CORAZON SOTTO, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (Third Division) and SEVERINO MOLDOGO and CATALINA MERCENE, respondents.

G.R. No. 46955 | 1989-02-27

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This petition involves a three hectare parcel of land forming part of a sixteen hectare homestead which was originally covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 597 issued in accordance with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141 on Homesteads in favor of one, Ambrocio Loren, way back in 1925. It was only in 1958 or about 32 years after Loren's death that his heirs, herein petitioners (who are all surnamed Agustino) executed an affidavit of adjudication over the said parcel of land and obtained Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 7894 in their favor. However, in 1937, the private...