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Adriano Panlilio Vs. Teodoro David 050 Phil 105

ADRIANO PANLILIO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. TEODORO DAVID, JORGE B. VARGAS, as Director of Lands and SILVERIO APOSTOL, as acting Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 26201 | 1927-03-14

D E C I S I O N


OSTRAND, J.:

On April 9, 1924, the defendant Teodoro David filed an application in the Bureau of Lands for a lease of a tract of land, the property of the Government of the Philippine Islands, situated in the municipality of Hermosa, Province of Bataan, and embracing an area of 229 hectares. Invitation for bids for rent was duly published and the bids were opened on August 29, 1924, the date specified in the invitation. The applicant, Teodoro David, submitted a bid for a rent of P720 per annum and the only other bidder the plaintiff, Adriano Panlilio, offered to pay a rent of P2,600 per annum. The bid of David was...