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Bitte vs. Spouses Jonas

FARIDA YAP BITTE AND THE HEIRS OF BENJAMIN D. BITTE, NAMELY: JACOB YAP BITTE, SHAIRA DAYANARA YAP BITTE, FATIMA YAP BITTE AND ALLAN ROBERT YAP BITTE, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES FRED AND ROSA ELSA SERRANO JONAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 212256 | 2015-12-09

DECISION
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
In this petition for review on certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, the petitioners, Farida Yap Bitte and Heirs of Benjamin Bitte (the petitioners), seek the review of the September 26, 2013 Decision[2] and February 26, 2014 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 01596-MIN, which reversed the January 18, 2007 Joint Decision[4] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 13, Davao (RTC-Branch 13), arrived at in favor of respondents, Spouses Fred and Rosa Elsa Serrano Jonas (Spouses Jonas).
 
Factual Antecedents
 
This controversy stemmed from two...