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Apolonio Egao, etal vs Court of Appeals etal.

APOLONIO EGAO AND BEATRIZ EGAO, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (NINTH DIVISION), SEVERO DIGNOS AND SEVERO BONTILAO, respondents.

G.R. No. 79787 | 1989-06-29

D E C I S I O N


PADILLA, J.:

This is a land dispute which culminated in the filing by private respondents Severo Dignos and Severo Bontilao of a verified complaint for Quieting of Title and/or Recovery of Possession and Ownership before the RTC of Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, * against petitioners Apolonio and Beatriz Egao.

Private respondents' complaint alleged that they are the legitimate owners and possessors of two (2) parcels of land situated at Lonocan, Manolo Fortich, Bukidnon, per deed of absolute sale dated 21 December 1979 which, among others, recited thus:

"WHEREAS, the above mentioned Parcels of land Lot No. 662 is covered by...