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Pedro Sepulveda, Sr. vs Atty. Pacifico S. Pelaez

PEDRO SEPULVEDA, SR., substituted by SOCORRO S. LAWAS, Administratrix of His Estate, Petitioner, versus ATTY. PACIFICO S. PELAEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 152195 | 2005-01-31



SECOND DIVISION
DECISION

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 43758 affirming the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Danao City, Branch 25, in Civil Case No. SF-175.

On December 6, 1972, private respondent Atty. Pacifico Pelaez filed a complaint against his granduncle, Pedro Sepulveda, Sr., with the then Court of First Instance (CFI) of Cebu, for the recovery of possession and ownership of his one-half (1/2) undivided share of several parcels of land covered by Tax Declaration (T.D.) Nos. 28199, 18197,...