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gelita, Reynaldo, Narciso, Cecilia, Federico and Leonida all surnamed Levardo, et al. Vs. Tomas B. Yatco & Gonzalo Puyat and Sons, Inc. etc. et al.

ANGELITA, REYNALDO, NARCISO, CECILIA, FEDERIO and LEONIDA all surnamed LEVARDO and NORMA PONTANOS VDA. DE LEVARDO, for herself and as proposed Guardian Ad Litem of her minor daughter ELENA P. LEVARDO, Petitioners, versus TOMAS B. YATCO and GONZALO PUYAT and SONS, INC., represented By JOSE G. PUYAT, JR., President, as Principal defendants and DR. RUBEN B. YATCO, as necessary defendant. Respondents. HERNANDO LEVARDO, Petitioner, versus LEONCIO YATCO and GONZALO PUYAT and SONS, INC., represented by JOSE G. PUYAT, JR., and GAUDENCIO BAUTISTA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 165494 | 2009-03-20

D E C I S I O N


AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.:

Before this Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to set aside the September 27, 2004 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 69220 which affirmed the June 20, 2000 Resolution[2] and January 21, 2002 Resolution[3] of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB).

Stripped of the non-essentials, the facts of the case are as follows:

DARAB Case No. 3361

Asuncion Belizario (Belizario) is the owner of a parcel of land with an area of 4.3488 hectares located in Binan, Laguna. On May 17, 1971, Belizario donated the...