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SAAD Agro-Industry vs. Republic of the Philippines.

SAAD AGRO-INDUSTRIES, INC., Petitioner versus REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. / PEDRO URGELLO, Intervenor-Appeellant.

G.R. No. 152570 | 2006-09-27

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
The instant petition for review assails the Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals dated 18 July 2001 and 18 March 2002 in CA-G.R. CV No. 64097, reversing and setting aside the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu, Branch 11, Cebu City in Civil Case No. CEB-17173. 
 
The antecedents follow. 
 
On 18 October 1967, Socorro Orcullo (Orcullo) filed her application for Free Patent for Lot No. 1434 of Cad-315-D, a parcel of land with an area of 12.8477 hectares located in Barangay Abugon, Sibonga, Cebu. Thereafter, on 14 February 1971, the...