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Nemesio Goco, et al. Vs. Honorable Court of Appeals, et al.

NEMESIO GOCO, LYDIA G. FABIAN, NATALIA BROTONEL, FLORA GAYOSO, BLEMIE SORIANO, ELPIDIA NAVALES, SERGIO ROMASANTA, CATALINA NAMIS and NANCY PAMATIGA, represented by their Attorneys-in-Fact, LYDIA G. FABIAN, ELPIDIA NAVALES and NATALIA BROTONEL, Petitioners, versus HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ATTY. HICOBLINO CATLY, LOURDES CATLY and the REGISTER OF DEEDS, CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, Respondents

G.R. No. 157449 | 2010-04-06

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

The subject of the present petition for certiorari[1] is Lot No. 2042, a parcel of land located in Calapan, Oriental Mindoro and covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 529, registered in the name of Feliciano Alveyra (Alveyra).

In 1952, the Municipality of Calapan (now a City) acquired a one-half interest over Lot No. 2042 in satisfaction of a judgment award in its favor against Alveyra. Upon registration, however, the entire Lot No. 2042 was included in Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 21306; OCT No. 529 was accordingly cancelled.

To determine the extent of Alveyra and...