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Ernesto David, Ricardo David, Nelia David, Emilia David, Lolita David, Basilio Lemque, Nicanor Lemque, Felix Lemque, Norma Lemque, Wilfredo Lemque, Rodolfo Lemque, Rogelio Lemque, Victoria Lemque, Estate Of Maria Espiritu And Andres Adona, Milagros De Ubago-Umali, Felisa Guballa De Ubago, Vanessa De Ubago-Umali, Antonio De Ubago, Jr., Joseph Guballa De Ubago, Marietta De Ubago-Tan, And Register Of Deeds Of Zambales Vs Cristito Malay And Nora Malay, Dionisio Malay, Francisca T. Capacillo, Pepito Alcantara, Nicolas Soriano And Juan Mora

ERNESTO DAVID, RICARDO DAVID, NELIA DAVID, EMILIA DAVID, LOLITA DAVID, BASILIO LEMQUE, NICANOR LEMQUE, FELIX LEMQUE, NORMA LEMQUE, WILFREDO LEMQUE, RODOLFO LEMQUE, ROGELIO LEMQUE, VICTORIA LEMQUE, ESTATE OF MARIA ESPIRITU and ANDRES ADONA, MILAGROS DE UBAGO-UMALI, FELISA GUBALLA DE UBAGO, VANESSA DE UBAGO-UMALI, ANTONIO DE UBAGO, JR., JOSEPH GUBALLA DE UBAGO, MARIETTA DE UBAGO-TAN, and REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ZAMBALES, petitioners, vs. CRISTITO MALAY and NORA MALAY, DIONISIO MALAY, FRANCISCA T. CAPACILLO, PEPITO ALCANTARA, NICOLAS SORIANO and JUAN MORA, respondents.

G.R. No. 132644 | 1999-11-19

D E C I S I O N

VITUG, J.:

The instant case is an appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeals reversing that of the Regional Trial Court on an action for reconveyance of property. The issues submitted by the parties may not really be all that novel.

The spouses Andres Adona and Leoncia Abad, husband and wife for a good number of years, were blessed with five children among them being Carmen Adona. Carmen married Filomeno Malay; three children were begotten by the marriage, namely, Cristito, Nora and Dionisio (among the herein private respondents). Following the death of Leoncia Abad in 1923, Andres Adona cohabited with Maria...