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Benguet Corporation vs. Cordillera Caraballo Mission, Inc., et al.

BENGUET CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus CORDILLERA CARABALLO MISSION, INC., herein represented by its Chairman, Greg Bernabe, Jr., TEOFILO "BOY" DICANG and GREG BERNABE, JR. Respondents.

G.R. No. 155343 | 2005-09-02

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

QUISUMBING, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari seeks to set aside the Resolution[1] dated August 22, 2002 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 72150 and the Decision[2] dated June 14, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court of La Trinidad, Benguet, Branch VIII, in Civil Case No. 2K-CV-1698, and thus reinstate the Decision[3] dated December 21, 2001 of the Municipal Trial Court of Itogon, Benguet in Civil Case No. 314. 

Petitioner Benguet Corporation owns Pilo mineral claim covering several hectares of land in Virac, Itogon, Benguet. It planted pine trees in compliance with the directive...