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Joselito Villegas, et al vs CA & Fortune Tobacco Corp

JOSELITO VILLEGAS and DOMINGA VILLEGAS, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 129977 | 2001-02-01

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

This petition assails the decision dated November 15, 1996[1] of the Court of Appeals and its resolution promulgated on July 29, 1997,[2] affirming the decision dated July 30, 1993[3] of the Regional Trial Court, Cauayan, Isabela, Branch 19.

The facts of the case, as found by the trial court and the Court of Appeals, are as follows:

Before September 6, 1973, Lot B-3-A, with an area of four (4) hectares situated at Dapdap, now San Fermin, Cauayan, Isabela was registered under TCT No. 68641 in the names of Ciriaco D. Andres and Henson Caigas. This land was also declared for real estate taxation under Tax...