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Oliveros vs. Porciongcola, et al

FEDERICO OLIVEROS, plaintiff-appellant, vs. PEDRO PORCIONGCOLA and LUCIO GASPAR, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. 46813 | 1940-01-11

D E C I S I O N


LAUREL, J:

Prior to May, 1926, Federico Oliveros applied for a homestead, and on November 20, 1931, obtained Homestead Patent No. 17117, covering a parcel of land situated in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, and containing an area of 6 hectares, 1 are and 63 centares. This is the controverted property. Before the issuance of the patent, he sold all his right and interests in the land to the defendant, Pedro Porciongcola, for P1,000 (Exhibit A). The defendant took possession of the land. On January 19, 1937, the patentee, herein plaintiff, instituted an action against the defendant and another in the Court of First Instance of...