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Heirs of Cipriano Trazona, et al. Vs. Heirs of Dionisio Cañada, et al.

HEIRS OF CIPRIANO TRAZONA, Namely: FRANCISCA T. MATBAGON, NATIVIDAD T. ABADIANO, CARLITO C. TRAZONA; and Heirs of EDELBERTO C. TRAZONA represented by his daughter DOMICINA T. ARANAS, ELADIA T. ALICAMEN (Now Deceased) Substituted by DOMINGO ALICAMEN, LUPECIO ALICAMEN, REBECCA ALICAMENBALBU: rIN, ELSEI ALICAMEN, GLENN ALICAMEN, LENNEI ALICAMEN-GEONZON, DANILO ALICAMEN, JOVELYN ALICAMENVILLETA, JIMBIE ALICAMEN and HERMOGENES C. TRAZONA (Now Deceased) Substituted by LILYBETH TRAZONA-MANGILA, GEMMA TRAZONA, ELIZALDE TRAZONA, BOBBY TRAZONA, and PALABIANA B. TRAZONA, Petitioners, vs. HEIRS OF DIONISIO CANADA, Namely: ROSITA C. GERSALINA, CONCEPTION C. GEONZON, DANIEL CANADA, GORGONIO CANADA, LEOPOLDO CANADA, SUSANA C. DUNGOG, LUZVIMINDA C. TABUADA, AND CEFERINA CANADA; PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR of Cebu and MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR G.R. No. 175874 Present: SERENO, CJ, Chairperson, LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, BERSAMIN, VILLARAMA, JR. and REYES,JJ of Minglanilla, Cebu, Respondents.

G.R. No. 175874 | 2013-12-11

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

SERENO, CJ:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision1 and Resolution2 of the Court of Appeals Cebu City (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 00099. The CA reversed the Decision3 of the Regional Trial Court of Cebu City, Branch 57 (RTC) in Civil Case No. CEB-20620, which annulled the Deed of Absolute Sale dated 27 June 1956 and ordered the cancellation of Tax Declaration No. 23959 in the name  of Dionisio Cañada (Dionisio), predecessor of respondents.

Petitioners are heirs of Cipriano Trazona (Cipriano), who owned an untitled parcel of...