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Merlin Consing vs. Court of Appeals 177 SCRA 14

DR. and MRS. MERLIN CONSING, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and CARIDAD SANTOS, respondents.

G.R. No. 78272 | 1989-08-29

D E C I S I O N

CORTES, J.:

Petitioner Merlin Consing is the registered owner of a 9,643 sq. m. parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 312970 located in barrio Bayanbayanan, Marikina, Rizal. Sometime in 1971, Consing caused the subdivision of said parcel of land into thirty-eight (38) lots and submitted a subdivision plan to the Land Registration Commission (LRC) which was approved on January 25, 1971 as a simple subdivision plan. Subsequently, Consing filed a petition for segregation of title and the issuance of separate certificates of title for the 38 lots. In the same petition, Consing likewise informed the...