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Esquivel vs Reyes, 410 SCRA 404

FAUSTINO ESQUIVEL,[1] petitioner, vs. ATTY. EDUARDO REYES, herein substituted by his only daughter, JULIETA R. GONZALES, respondent.

G.R. No. 152957 | 2003-09-08

D E C I S I O N 

PANGANIBAN, J.: 

Because of his utter failure to prove that he has personally cultivated the subject property, petitioner's claim of being a tenant collapses. Not being a bona fide tenant, he is not entitled to the benefits granted by tenancy laws. 

The Case 

Before us is a Petition for Review[2] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse the January 28, 2002 Decision[3] and the April 10, 2002 Resolution[4] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP No. 63208. The challenged Decision disposed as follows: 

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the DARAB Decision dated December 18, 2000 is hereby...