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Jesus Virtucio represented by Abdon Virtucio Vs. Jose Alegarbes, 679 SCRA 412

JESUS VIRTUCIO, represented by ABDON VIRTUCIO, Petitioner, versus JOSE ALEGARBES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 187451 | 2012-08-29

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

MENDOZA, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 seeks to reverse and set aside the February 25, 2009 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CV No. 72613, reversing and setting aside the February 19, 2001 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 1, Isabela, Basi Ian (RTC), in Civil Case No. 685-627, an action for "Recovery of Possession and Ownership with Preliminary Injunction." 


The Facts 


Respondent Jose Alegarbes (Alegarbes) filed Homestead Application No. V-33203 (E-V-49150) for a 24-hectare tract of unsurveyed land situated in Bañas, Lantawan, Basilan...