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Macario Solis, Et Al. Vs. Benedicta Pujeda, Et Al. 042 Phil 697

MACARIO SOLIS, FLORENTINO JOYA, JULIAN MONTANO, and GREGORIO TRIAS, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. BENEDICTA PUJEDA, VALENTIN GIONGCO, and ROMAN ARANAS, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 16392 | 1922-01-13

D E C I S I O N


STREET, J.:

The defendant Benedicta Pujeda is the owner of a strip of land in the barrio of Calibuyo, municipality of Tanza Cavite, Lying along a stream known as the estero of Calibuyo. Prior to the institution of this action the three plaintiffs named in the caption hereof constructed a dam of stone or concrete across said stream in order to obtain water for irrigation purposes, and one of the wings of the dam was made to rest upon the bank which belongs to Benedicta Pujeda. As a result of this construction, not only were several square meters of land belonging to Benedicta Pujeda appropriated by the plaintiffs for...