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Piedad vs. Roberto, et. Al.

MONTE DE PIEDAD Y CAJA DE AHORROS DE MANILA, applicant-appellant, vs. TOMAS ROBERTO and CLARA PE?AFLOR, and THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, oppositors-appellees.

G.R. No. 47962 | 1941-04-18

D E C I S I O N

MORAN, J p:

On July 13, 1913, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila, as a corporation sole, filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of Bataan for the registration in its favor of the "Hacienda Dinalupihan". The petition was opposed by the Director of Lands on the ground that some of the portions of the land sought to be registered have been applied for as homesteads by Felipe Peñaflor and Basilio Peñaflor under applications of December 6, 1907, and November 11, 1908. On May 15, 1914, judgment was rendered adjudicating the "hacienda," including the portions of land disputed by the Director of Lands,...