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Napoleon Portes, Sr., et al.. vs. Segunda Arcala, et al.

NAPOLEON PORTES, SR., MARIA PORTES, and HEIRS OF NAPOLEON PORTES, SR. namely NAPOLEON PORTES, JR., NESTOR PORTES, REBECCA PORTES, ROSALINA PORTES-ISUGA, and NICANOR PORTES, Petitioners, versus SEGUNDA ARCALA, EULALIA ARCALA, SALUSTANCIA ARCALA, VAMERCO ARCALA, JOSEFINA ARCALA, FELOMINO ARCALA, MARCIANO ARCALA, LYDIA ARCALA, and SALOME ARCALA,[1] Respondents.

G.R. No. 145264 | 2005-08-30

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO, J.: 

The Case 

Before us is a petition for review of the Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 50107 dated 14 August 2000 affirming the Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court of Negros Occidental, Branch 51, Bacolod City in Civil Case No. 1815. 

The Antecedent Facts 

This case stems from a complaint for recovery of possession and annulment of titles filed on 21 April 1977 by respondents Segunda, Eulalia, Salustancia, Vamerco, Josefina, Felomino, Marciano, Lydia, and Salome, all surnamed Arcala. 

Respondents claimed that as early as 1908, their parents,...