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Marissa R. Unchuan Vs. Antonio J.P. Lozada, Anita Lozada and the Register of Deeds of Cebu City

MARISSA R. UNCHUAN, Petitioner, versus ANTONIO J.P. LOZADA, ANITA LOZADA and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CEBU CITY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172671 | 2009-04-16

DECISION


QUISUMBING, J.:

For review are the Decision[1] dated February 23, 2006 and Resolution[2] dated April 12, 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV. No. 73829. The appellate court had affirmed with modification the Order[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City, Branch 10 reinstating its Decision[4] dated June 9, 1997.

The facts of the case are as follows:

Sisters Anita Lozada Slaughter and Peregrina Lozada Saribay were the registered co-owners of Lot Nos. 898-A-3 and 898-A-4 covered by Transfer Certificates of Title (TCT) Nos. 53258[5] and 53257[6] in Cebu City.

The sisters, who were based in the United States,...