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Cayana, Rabina, et al. vs. Court of Appeals

RUFINA C. CAYANA, JOSEFINA C. RABINA, MERCEDES C. DE GUZMAN, and SUSANA C. SAMBALE, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS, SPS. PASTOR & ROSITA CAYABYAB, SPS. MARCELIANO & ROSALIA CAYABYAB, SPS. RAFAEL & ROSEMARIE CAYABYAB and INSURANCE CORP. OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 125607 | 2004-03-18

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

The instant case involves an unfortunate, albeit all too common, property dispute among siblings.

The petitioners, Rufina Cayana, Josefina Rabina, Mercedes de Guzman and Susana Sambale, and respondents Pastor and Marceliano Cayabyab are children of the spouses Raymundo and Eulalia Cayabyab. The other respondents, Rosita and Rosalia Cayabyab are the wives of Pastor and Marceliano Cayabyab, respectively. Respondent Rosemarie Cayabyab-Ramos is the daughter of Marceliano Cayabyab, while respondent Rafael Ramos is the former's husband. Their dispute involves two parcels of land[1] specifically described thus:

First...