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New Durawood Co., Inc. vs CA, et al.

NEW DURAWOOD CO., INC. petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. FELIX S. CABALLES, as Judge, RTC of Antipolo, Rizal, Branch 71, WILSON M. GAW, ORLANDO S. BONGAT , DURAWOOD CONSTRUCTION AND LUMBER SUPPLY CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 111732 | 1996-02-20

PANGANIBAN, J.:

The main issue here is: does a court have jurisdiction to issue a new owner's duplicate of a Torrens certificate of title if it is shown that the existing owner's copy has not, in fact and in truth, been lost or destroyed? The Court resolved this issue in the negative in this petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, of the Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals 2 promulgated on May 31, 1993 and the subsequent Resolution denying the motion for reconsideration. The said Rulings dismissed the petition in CA-G.R. SP No. 25434 and in effect affirmed the "order" 3 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch...