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Dionisia Dorado Vda De Delfin etc. Vs. Salvador D. Dellota, et al

DIONISIA DORADO VDA. DE DELFIN, represented in this act by her heirs, Petitioner, versus SALVADOR D. DELLOTA, represented by his heirs, and THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE GUMERSINDO DELE?A, Respondents

G.R. No. 143697 | 2008-01-28

DECISION


SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

For the Court's resolution is the instant petition for review on certiorari assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (Ninth Division) dated April 11, 2000 in CA-G.R. CV No. 37210.

The facts as found by the appellate court are:

In her lifetime, the late Dionisia Dorado Delfin, herein petitioner, represented by her heirs, was the registered owner of Lot No. 1213 situated in Panitan, Capiz with an area of 143,935 square meters covered by Original Certificate of Title No. RP-1124 (14972).

On June 16, 1929, Dionisia executed an "Escritura De Venta Con Pacto de Retro" over a 50,000-square meter...