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Mercedes Jacob, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

ESTATE OF THE LATE MERCEDES JACOB represented by MERCEDITA JACOB, DONATO JACOB JR., ERENEO JACOB and LILIAN JACOB QUINTO, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES RAMON R. TUGBANG and VIRGINIA S. TUGBANG, REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY and CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY, respondents.

G.R. No. 120435 | 1997-12-22

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

These two (2) petitions are heard jointly by the Court for the reason that they involve a common issue of jurisdiction over the nature of the action.

G.R. No. 120435

Petitioners allege that in 1981 Mercedes Jacob, registered owner of the land subject matter hereof and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 39178, left for the United States. Before she did, she asked her son-in-law Luciano Quinto Jr. to pay the real estate taxes on her property. However, Luciano Jr. was not allowed to pay by the City Treasurer's Office as he had no written authorization from her. Luciano Jr. and his wife Lilian...