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Cornelia M. Hernandez, substituted by Lourdes H. Castillo vs. Cecilio F. Hernandez

CORNELIA M. HERNANDEZ, Petitioner, vs. CECILIO F. HERNANDEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 158576 | 2011-03-09



FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N

PEREZ, J.:

Before Us is a Petition for Review1 of the Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 701842 dated 29 May 2003. The appellate court reversed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Makati, Branch 150 (RTC Branch 150), in Civil Case No. 00-11483 dated 12 February 2001, declaring that the quitclaim signed by the petitioner is valid and incontrovertible.

The controversy between the parties began when the Republic of the Philippines, through the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), offered to purchase a portion of a parcel of land with an area of 80,133 square meters, covered by TCT...