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Director of Lands vs. Roman Catholic Bishop of Zamboanga

THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, applicant-appellee, vs. THE ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF ZAMBOANGA, oppositor-appellant. THE MUNICIPALITY OF MISAMIS, oppositor-appellee.

G.R. No. 40851 | 1935-07-31

D E C I S I O N


IMPERIAL, J:

In cadastral case No. 2 of Occidental Misamis, G. L. R. O. Record No. 1210, the Roman Catholic Bishop of Zamboanga sought the registration in the name of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church of four (4) parcels of land, known as lots Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the improvements thereon, situated in the center of the town of the municipality of Misamis. The Director of Lands claimed said properties alleging them to be of the public domain, having been reserved for parks by virtue of the Governor-General's Proclamation No. 360, dated February 7, 1931. The municipality of Misamis likewise claimed lots Nos. 1, 2 and...