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Iluminada De Guzman vs Ca And Jorge Esguerra,

ILUMINADA DE GUZMAN, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and JORGE ESGUERRA, respondents.

G.R. NO. 120004 | 2002-12-27

D E C I S I O N

AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals dated February 28, 1995 which set aside the Decision[2] dated September 2, 1992 of the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan (Branch 16) in Civil Case No. 725-M-89, dismissing private respondent's complaint.

Records show that on December 12, 1989, private respondent Jorge Esguerra filed a complaint praying for the declaration of nullity of a Free Patent in the name of petitioner Iluminada de Guzman. Esguerra alleged that he is the owner of Lot 3308-B located at Matiktik, Norzagaray, Bulacan, covered by TCT...