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Mariano Distrito, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

MARIANO DISTRITO, LUISA DISTRITO, MARIANO CIMAFRANCA, EDUARDO DOMICIANO DISTRITO, ELIZABETH DISTRITO and SEGUNDINO CATIPAY, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, PEDRO MIQUIABAS, PACITA MIQUIABAS, and ENRIQUE SAMSON, respondents. Alfonso P. Briones for petitioners. Leo B. Diocos for private respondents.

G.R. No. 95256 | 1991-05-28

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

This petition involves the legal redemption of real property.

Private respondents seek to redeem as co-owners from petitioners a parcel of land more particularly described as follows:

"Lot No. 716-B-2 of the Dumaguete Cadastre, bounded of the North by Colon St., 13.75 meters; on the South by Lot 716-A, 14.76 meters; on the East by Cervantes St., and on the West by Lot No. 716-B, 19.09 meters, containing an area of 374 square meters, and covered by Tax Declaration No. 0-2536, with assessed value at P11,664." 1

The evidence of the parties is concisely related by the respondent court as follows:

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