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Regino Cleofas & Lucia Dela Cruz vs St Peter Memorial Park, Basilisa Roque, et al

REGINO CLEOFAS and LUCIA DELA CRUZ, petitioners, vs. ST. PETER MEMORIAL PARK INC., BASILISA ROQUE, FRANCISCO BAUTISTA, ARACELI WIJANGCO-DEL ROSARIO, BANCO FILIPINO, and REGISTER OF DEEDS OF RIZAL and REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY respondents.

G.R. No. 84905 | 2000-02-01

D E C I S I O N

BUENA, J.:

This case dates back to 1973. It has dragged on for 26 years and has reached this Court three times. We now write finis to this controversy.

The property subject of the present controversy is Lot No. 719 of the Piedad Estate situated in the Municipality of Caloocan, Rizal, containing an area of 215,264 square meters. It forms part of the land covered by Original Certificate of Title No. 614 of the Registry of Deeds of Rizal, in the name of the Government of the Philippines.

On March 20, 1909, the Director of Lands, as administrator of the Piedad Estate, executed a contract in favor of Antonio Cleofas,...