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Valentin Cabrera et al. Vs. Elizabeth Getaruela et al

VALENTIN CABRERA, MANUEL CABRERA, and REBECCA LESLIE CABRAS, Petitioners, versus ELIZABETH GETARUELA, EULOGIO ABABON, LEONIDA LIGAN, MARIETTO ABABON, GLORIA PANAL, LEONORA OCARIZA, SOTERO ABABON, JR., and JOSEPH ABABON, Respondents.

G.R. No. 164213 | 2009-04-21

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review[1] assailing the 22 January 2004 Decision[2] and 3 May 2004 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 80062.

The Antecedent Facts

Lot Nos. 3635-CC and 3635-Y, located in Inayawan, Pardo, Cebu City were covered by Tax Declaration Nos. GR2K-12-078-02409 and GR2K-12-078-02431 in the name of Arcadio Jaca (Arcadio). The heirs of Arcadio executed a notarized document known as "Kasabutan nga Hinigala" dated 25 July 1951 which stipulated that all the inherited properties of Arcadio, including Lot No. 3635, would go to Peregrina Jaca Cabrera...