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Tristan Lopez vs. Leticia R. Fajardo.

TRISTAN LOPEZ as Attorney-in-Fact of LETICIA and CECILIA LOPEZ, Petitioner, versus LETICIA R. FAJARDO, Respondent.

G.R. No. 157971 | 2005-08-31

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO MORALES, J.: 

Leonor Sobrepena and her kins (the Sobrepenas) were the owners of a 2-door apartment at 1326 and 1328 Tomas Mapua St., Sta. Cruz, Manila. The apartment at No. 1328 has for so many years been occupied under a verbal contract of lease by respondent, Leticia Fajardo. 

On April 30, 1999, the Sobrepenas sold their property to Leticia and Cecilia Lopez (the Lopez sisters) who were thereafter issued Transfer Certificate of Title No. 245120[1] in their names. 

On March 31, 2000, the Lopez sisters' attorney-in-fact, herein petitioner Tristan Lopez, filed before the Metropolitan...