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Joseph Rementizo Vs. Heirs of Pelagia Vda. De Madarieta.

JOSEPH REMENTIZO, Petitioner, versus HEIRS OF PELAGIA VDA. DE MADARIETA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170318 | 2009-01-15

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This petition for review[1] assails the 4 July 2005 Amended Decision[2] and 3 October 2005 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 65286. The Court of Appeals set aside its 26 May 2004 Decision[4] by declaring void Emancipation Patent (EP) No. A-028390-H issued to petitioner Joseph Rementizo (Rementizo).

The Facts

The instant controversy stemmed from a Complaint for Annulment and Cancellation of Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. EP-195 and EP No. A-028390-H filed by the late Pelagia Vda. De Madarieta (Madarieta) against Rementizo before the Department of Agrarian Reform...