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Leong vs. See

FLORENTINO W. LEONG AND ELENA LEONG, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. EDNA C. SEE, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 194077 | 2014-12-03

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

LEONEN, J.:

Factual findings of lower courts are generally deemed conclusive and binding upon this court.1 In any event, “even if the procurement of title was tainted with fraud and misrepresentation, such defective title may be the source of a completely legal and valid title in the hands of an innocent purchaser for value.”2
 
This petition originated from two civil complaints involving the sale of a parcel of land in favor of respondent Edna C. See (Edna).  Before us is a petition for review3 assailing the Court of Appeals’ (a) May 19, 2010 decision affirming in toto...