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Nicolas Garcia vs CA and Roger San Luis

NICOLAS B. GARCIA, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and ROGER R. SAN LUIS, respondents.

G.R. No. 140049 | 2000-08-01

D E C I S I O N

DE LEON, JR., J.:

On July 30, 1997, private respondent Roger R. San Luis, claiming to be the owner of parcel of land, with an area of 49,998 square meters, described in Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. M-4289 of the Registry of Deeds of Rizal and located in Barangay Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal, filed a complaint for forcible entry against petitioner Nicolas Garcia before the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Tanay, Rizal, docketed as Civil Case No. 1117.

On November 20, 1997, the MTC of Tanay rendered its decision in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant (petitioner herein), the dispositive portion of which...