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Government Of The Philippine Islands, Et. Al. Vs. Director Of Forestry 039 Phil 560

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS ET. AL., petitioners. VICENTE JOCSON, ET AL., plaintiff-appellee, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 13756 | 1919-01-30

D E C I S I O N


MOIR, J .:

In the cadastral land registration for the town of Hinigaran, Occidental Negros, the appellants sought to register the three lots or parcels of land involved in this appeal, which registration was opposed by the Director of Forestry.

The trial court found that lot 1104 was almost entirely "forestry" land, that a small portion of lot 1154 and all of lot 1158 were "forestry" lands, to which appellants had no title, and declared the lots public lands, and refused registration of the parts of these lots to which opposition had been filed by the Forestry Bureau. The claimants excepted and perfected their bill of...