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Mato vs. Court of Appeals

ELVIRA MATO VDA. DE ONATE, substituted by her heirs MARIA MATO-ALAMEDA, AIDA MATO, ZOE MATO, PACITA MATO and JUAN MATO II, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS and EULALIA M. TAGUBA, respondents.

G.R. No. 116149 | 1995-11-23

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

Petitioners challenge the decision of the trial court, as affirmed by respondent court, for lack of basis. They argue that the lower court and the Court of Appeals erred in considering evidence not formally offered by private respondent in accordance with the Rules of Court.

The controversy involves Lot No. 1571, a riceland located at Toran, Aparri, Cagayan, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-5168. On January 10, 1980, an action for specific performance with damages was filed in the then Court of First Instance of Cagayan, Branch II by Eulalia Marcita Taguba in her capacity as administratrix of the...