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Sanchez vs. Director of Lands, et al

MATEO C. SANCHEZ, applicant-appellee, vs. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY, MARTINA ARIZALETA, ET AL., oppositors. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, appellant.

G.R. No. 43094 | 1936-08-31

D E C I S I O N


LAUREL, J:

On January 9, 1932, Mateo C. Sanchez filed with the Court of First Instance of Masbate an application for the registration of three parcels of land situated in the barrio of Uson, municipality of Dimasalang, Province of Masbate, described in the plan (Exhibit A) and in the technical description (Exhibit A-1) attached to the application. The application was opposed by the Director of Lands on the ground that the said parcels of land are public lands and that the petitioner does not possess any title fit for registration; by the Director of Forestry on the ground that portions thereof are public forests; and by...