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ADALIA B. FRANCISCO and MERRYLAND DEVELOPMENT Corp vs. RITA C. MEJIA, as Executrix of Testate Estate of ANDREA CORDOVA VDA. DE GUTIERREZ

ADALIA B. FRANCISCO and MERRYLAND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, petitioners, vs. RITA C. MEJIA, as Executrix of Testate Estate of ANDREA CORDOVA VDA. DE GUTIERREZ, respondent.

G.R. No. 141617 | 2001-08-14

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

In this petition for review by certiorari, petitioners pray for the setting aside of the Decision of the Court of Appeals promulgated on 13 April 1999 and its 15 December 1999 Resolution in CA-G.R. CV No. 19281.

As culled from the decisions of the lower courts and the pleadings of the parties, the factual background of this case is as set out herein:

Andrea Cordova Vda. de Gutierrez (Gutierrez) was the registered owner of a parcel of land in Camarin, Caloocan City known as Lot 861 of the Tala Estate. The land had an aggregate area of twenty-five (25) hectares and was covered by Transfer Certificate of...