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Gov't. Of The Phil. Islands Vs. Francisco Avila, Et Al. 046 Phil 146

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, petitioner-appellee, vs. FRANCISCO AVILA ET AL., objectors. JUANA DE LA CRUZ, JOSE ADOR DIONISIO, and ISIDRA ADOR DIONISIO, appellants.

G.R. No. L-21269 | 1924-09-13

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J .:

On February 15, 1921, the Assistant Director of Lands, in representation of the Government of the Philippine Islands, filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of the Province of Nueva Ecija, praying that the titles to the following described tract of land be settled an adjudicated in accordance with the provisions of section 50 of Act No. 2874 (Public Land Act).

"A tract containing 114,166,123 square meters, more or less, divided into 931 lots situated in the Province of Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands, B. L. Case No. 53."

On December 12, 1921, Juana de la Cruz, a widow, and her two children, Jose...