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Rodrigo Quirao, et al vs Lydia and Leopoldo Quirao

RODRIGO QUIRAO, MONICA QUIRAO, ROBERTO QUIRAO, EDILBERTO QUIRAO, JESUS GOLE, GERARDO QUIRAO, LAMBERTO VALDEZ & FEDERICO QUIRAO, petitioners, vs. LYDIA QUIRAO & LEOPOLDO QUIRAO, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. 148120 | 2003-10-24

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

The issue in this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court is whether Branch 21 of the Regional Trial Court of Mambusao, Capiz should admit the amended answer of petitioners.

Respondents Lydia Quirao and Leopoldo Quirao, Jr. filed before the trial court a complaint for recovery of possession, ownership and damages against petitioners Rodrigo Quirao, Monica Quirao, Roberto Quirao, Edilberto Quirao, Gerardo Quirao, Jesus Gole, Lamberto Valdez, Federico Quirao and Avelino Ngitngit.[1] Respondents claimed that the late Leopoldo Quirao was the owner of the sugarland, subject...