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Don Tino Realty and Dev Corp vs Julian Florentino

DON TINO REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. JULIAN FLORENTINO, respondent.

G.R. No. 134222 | 1999-09-10

D E C I S I O N


PUNO, J.:

This appeal seeks to set aside the decision1 [Eleventh Division.] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 45162 which ordered the admission of a late and defective answer in an ejectment case

The case at bar started on Febraury 6, 1997 when petitioner Don Tino Realty and Development Corporation (Don Tino) filed against the respondent Julian Florentino an ejectment suit. In its complaint, Don Tino alleged that it is the owner and in peaceful possession of a parcel of land covered by TCT No. 32422 situated at Barrio San Juan, Balagtas, Bulacan. By means of force, strategy and stealth, respondent occupied a...