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Nieves Plasabas, et al. Vs. Dominador Lumen, et al.

NIEVES PLASABAS and MARCOS MALAZARTE, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS (Special Former Ninth Division), DOMINADOR LUMEN, and AURORA AUNZO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 166519 | 2009-03-31

DECISION

NACHURA, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court are the May 12, 2004 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 43085 and the December 1, 2004 Resolution[2] denying reconsideration of the challenged decision.

The pertinent facts and proceedings follow.

In 1974, petitioners[3] filed a complaint for recovery of title to property with damages before the Court of First Instance (now, Regional Trial Court [RTC]) of Maasin, Southern Leyte against respondents. The case was docketed as Civil Case No. R-1949. The property subject of the case was a parcel of coconut land in...