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Roman Catholic Apostolic Administrator of Davao vs. Land Registration Commission

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTOLIC ADMINISTRATOR OF DAVAO, INC., petitioner, vs. THE LAND REGISTRATION COMMISSION and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF DAVAO CITY, respondents.

G.R. No. L-8451 | 1957-12-20

EN BANC
DECISION

FELIX, J.:

This is a petition for mandamus filed by the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administrator of Davao seeking the reversal of a resolution by the Land Registration Commissioner in L.R.C. Consulta No. 14. The facts of the case are as follows:

On October 4, 1954, Mateo L. Rodis, a Filipino citizen and resident of the City of Davao, executed a deed of sale of a parcel of land located in the same city covered by Transfer Certificate No. 2263, in favor of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Administrator of Davao Inc., s corporation sole organized and existing in accordance with Philippine Laws, with Msgr. Clovis Thibault, a Canadian...