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Renato Salvador vs CA, Maria and Gilbert Miranda

RENATO C. SALVADOR, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, MARIA ROMAYNE MIRANDA and GILBERT MIRANDA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 124899 | 2004-03-30

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review[1] assailing the Decision[2] of 30 April 1996 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 39661. The Court of Appeals set aside the Decision[3] of 18 August 1992 of the Regional Trial Court of San Mateo, Rizal, Branch 76, in Civil Case No. 754. The trial court dismissed petitioner's complaint and respondents' counterclaims for insufficiency of basis. The appellate court found for respondents, and directed petitioner to pay damages.

Antecedent Facts

Maria Romayne Miranda ("Romayne") is the owner of a parcel of land ("Property") with an area of 17,748 square...