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Paterno J. Ouano Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

PATERNO J. OUANO, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and FRANCISCO B. ECHAVEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. 40203 | 1990-08-21

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

The appellate proceedings at bar treat of a parcel of land with an area of about 3,710 square meters, situated in Mandawe, Cebu, identified as Philippine Railway Lot No. 3-A-1. It was covered by Torrens Title No. 7618 in the name of the registered owner, Rehabilitation Finance Corporation (RFC), now the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Adjoining Lot 3-A-1 are lands belonging to Francisco Echavez, private respondent herein, and petitioner Paterno J. Ouano. What will have to be resolved are the conflicting claims over this lot by the vendee thereof, Echavez, and Ouano.

The property was offered for...