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Spouses Horacio And Felisa Benito vs Agapita Saquitan-Ruiz

Spouses HORACIO and FELISA BENITO, petitioners, vs. AGAPITA SAQUITAN-RUIZ, respondent.

G.R. No. 149906 | 2002-12-26

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J.:

Basic is the rule that the cause of action is determined from the allegations of a complaint, not from its caption. Since the allegations in the herein Complaint constitute a suit for reconveyance, not an action to invalidate certificates of title grounded on fraud, the prescriptive period is ten years, not one year from the entry of the decree of registration.

The Case

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the June 6, 2001 Decision[1] and the September 17, 2001 Resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 65148. The assailed Decision disposed as follows:

WHEREFORE, foregoing...