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Camarines Norte Electric Cooperative (CANORECO) vs Court of Appeals

CAMARINES NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (CANORECO), petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. LUIS L. DICTADO, Presiding Judge, RTC, Branch 39, Daet, Camarines Norte, EDUARDO R. MORENO, LT. COL. RUFINO CHAVEZ, CAPT. ALFREDO BORJA, CONRAD C. LEVISTE and VINES REALTY CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 109338 | 2000-11-20

D E C I S I O N 
 
PARDO, J.: 
 
The acquisition of an easement of a right-of-way falls within the purview of the power of eminent domain. 
 
We have before the Court for consideration a petition for review on certiorari of the decision of the Court of Appeals,[1] and its resolution,[2] which denied petitioner's motion for reconsideration.[3] 
 
The facts of the case, as found by the Court of Appeals, are as follows: 
 
On May 18, 1989, Conrad L. Leviste filed with the Regional Trial Court, Daet, Camarines Norte, a complaint[4] for collection of a sum of money and foreclosure of mortgage against...