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De Leon vs. Reyes etc.

PEDRO DE LEON, PETITIONER, VS. NENITA DE LEON-REYES, JESUS REYES, MYETH REYES AND JENNETH REYES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 205711 | 2016-05-30

D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari filed by Pedro de Leon from the May 31, 2012 decision[1] and January 16, 2013 resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 90307.[3] The CA reversed the Regional Trial Court's (RTC) finding of laches in Civil Case Nos. 02-08 and 02-20.[4]
 
Antecedents

Petitioner Pedro de Leon (Pedro) and respondent Nenita de Leon-Reyes (Nenita) are the legitimate children of Alejandro de Leon (Alejandro).

Nenita is married to respondent Jesus Reyes with whom she has two children: respondents Myeth and Jenneth, both surnamed Reyes.

During his lifetime,...