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Corazon Catalan vs. Jose Basa

CORAZON CATALAN, LIBRADA CATALAN-LIM, EULOGIO CATALAN, MILA CATALAN-MILAN, ZENAIDA CATALAN, ALEX CATALAN, DAISY CATALAN, FLORIDA CATALAN and GEMMA CATALAN, Heirs of the late FELICIANO CATALAN, Petitioners, versus JOSE BASA, MANUEL BASA, LAURETA BASA, DELIA BASA, JESUS BASA and ROSALINDA BASA, Heirs of the late MERCEDES CATALAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159567 | 2007-07-31

D E C I S I O N
 
PUNO, C.J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Court of the Court of Appeals decision in CA-G.R. CV No. 66073, which affirmed the judgment of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 69, Lingayen, Pangasinan, in Civil Case No. 17666, dismissing the Complaint for Declaration of Nullity of Documents, Recovery of Possession and Ownership, and damages.

The facts, which are undisputed by the parties, follow:

On October 20, 1948, FELICIANO CATALAN (Feliciano) was discharged from active military service. The Board of Medical Officers of the Department of Veteran Affairs found that he was...