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Heirs of Gaudiano, et al. vs. Benemerito, et al.

HEIRS OF TEOFILO GAUDIANO, Namely: HONORIA GAUDIANO, ERLINDA G. SANDE, PHILIP GAUDIANO, JAMES GAUDIANO, EDISON GAUDIANO and TERESITA GAUDIANO-APORA, Petitioners, versus CONSTANCIO BENEMERITO, MELECIO LOQUINARIO, DOMINGO CORONEL and MACARIO ESCULTOR, Respondents.

G.R. No. 174247 | 2007-02-21

DECISION
 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assails the April 17, 2006 Order[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 21 in Civil Case No. CEB-1151 denying petitioners' Motion for Extension of Time to File a Notice of Appeal and declaring its October 7, 2005 Decision[3] final and executory.

The respondents filed before the Regional Trial Court of Cebu an action for redemption against the petitioners. On October 7, 2005, the lower court rendered its Decision[4] allowing the respondents to redeem their respective areas of cultivation from the petitioners and directing them to execute the...