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Danilo Antonio, et al., vs. Hon. Isagani A. Geronimo, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Antipolo, Rizal. et al

DANILO ANTONIO, AMBROCIO ARELLANO, AURELIO ATANACIO, CECILIA BAUN, PABLO BAYON, PALERMO BAYON, PATRICIA BAYON, ROBERTO BERNALDO, ALFRED BOTILLO, ANITA CAABAY, POL CAABAY, EVANGELINE CABALIDA, REMEDIOS CABARLES, LAURA CASTRO, BENITO CATABAY, TINGA, and SOLEDAD CEBREROS, CRISALDO CHICO-NAZARIO, J. CEPEDA, EDGARDO CORNEL, EMANG CORNEL, ANUNCIACION CUBACHA, ROSIE DALING, DAISY DE LA TORRE, BEVERLY DE LOS REYES, SUSAN DE LOS REYES, GERRY DE LOS SANTOS, VIRGILIO DE VERA, EVARISTO ESTRIBA, LUCIA ESTRIBA, JEANDELLE GIANAN, FELIX HIRA, CEASAR BOTILLO JANDAYAN, MARLYN JANDAYAN, ROGELIO JIMENEZ, GRETA LESIGUES, DEOGRACIAS LOPEZ, NICANOR LUGTU, ROMEO MABULAC, JUN MAMARALDO, DAYMA MANLISIC, CARMELA MARTINEZ, JOSEPH MARTINEZ, ALBERT MENCIAS, JESSIE MILAN, MILA MILAN, EDUARDO MOLAR, REYNANTE MOLAR, ARNULFO NECOR, ELSER NECOR, LUIS NECOR, DANIELO NENIAL, ALICE OBOR, CARLITO OLLANDAS, RICKY OQUENDO, NIDA PARAISO, RENE PARAISO, RICKY PARAISO, WILMA PARAISO, EDUARDO PUNIT, MARILOU PUNIT, DOMINGO RAMIREZ, MARY JANE RAMIREZ, CORNELIO RAMOS, ELIAS REBAMBA, JR., NORBERTO REBAMBA, MARILOU RENOT, JOHN RUADO, JR., ENRIQUE SABANDO, JERRY SANTOS, CAROLINA SARABIA, ELGIN SATUR, GABRIEL TAN, AMPARO TEVES, DIOSDADO VALDERAMA, ELIZALDE VALGUNA, ERNESTO VELA, JULITA VELASCO, VITA VELASCO, and GLICERIA VILLAMAYOR, Petitioners, versus HON. ISAGANI A. GERONIMO, in his Capacity as Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Antipolo, Rizal; and ALEXANDER CATOLOS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 124779 | 2005-11-29

D E C I S I O N 



Tinga, J.: 

The fundamental precept that underlies this case is that expropriation has no binding legal effect unless a formal expropriation proceeding has been instituted. 

A complaint for unlawful detainer[1] was filed before the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Antipolo,[2] docketed as Civil Case No. 2223 by Alexander Catolos (private respondent), who alleged that he was the registered owner of four (4) parcels of land[3] situated at Mayamot, Antipolo, Rizal, covered by Transfer Certificates of Title (TCT) Nos. 243003, 243179, 226192, and 166965, respectively. The defendants therein were the petitioners,...