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Celso Verde vs Victor E. Macapagal, et al.

CELSO VERDE, Petitioner, versus VICTOR E. MACAPAGAL, AIDA MACAPAGAL, RECTOR E. MACAPAGAL, HECTOR MACAPAGAL, FLORIDA M. GUIRIBA, REDENTOR E. MACAPAGAL, NESTOR E. MACAPAGAL and ZENAIDA E. MACAPAGAL, Respondents.

G.R. No. 151342 | 2005-06-23

D E C I S I O N 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 

Vicente F. Macapagal and Irenea R. Estrella were the owners of 2.5 hectares of agricultural land, subject of this dispute, denominated as Lot No. 4714, Cad-320-D, Case 1, situated in Palapala, San Ildefonso, Bulacan. After their demise, said piece of land passed on to their children (respondents herein) who are now the pro-indiviso owners of the same. 

On the other hand, petitioner is the leasehold tenant of the subject land having succeeded his father, Francisco Verde, in the tenancy thereof. 

On 14 July 1995, respondents initiated an action for ejectment against petitioner before the...