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Patricio B. Manalastas vs. CA

PATRICIO B. MANALASTAS and BELEN MANALASTAS, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, APOLONIA DELA CRUZ and THE HEIRS OF MOISES CAO, respondents.

G.R. No. 97493 | 1993-02-08

D E C I S I O N

NOCON, J p:

The case at bar involves the question of which prevails: is it the disposition of public agricultural land by a deed of sale over the same or is its disposition by free patent? The answer, of course, is obvious. But first the facts of the case have to be tackled as there is where the seeming confusion lies.

As the petitioners dispute the findings of facts by both the respondent Court of Appeals and the trial court, the respective statements of fact by the litigants will have to be considered for a proper disposition of the case at bar.

According to petitioners:

"By virtue of a Deed of Absolute Sale dated...