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Federico Calero Vs. Emilia Carion Y Santa Marina, Et Al.

FEDERICO CALERO, plaintiff and appellant, vs. EMILIA CARION Y SANTA MARINA, ET AL., defendants and appellees.

G.R. No. L-13246 | 1960-03-30

D E C I S I O N


BARRERA, J.:

From the order of the Court of First Instance of Manila (in Civil Case No. 31409) dismissing his complaint, on the ground of prescription, plaintiff Federico Calero interposed this appeal directly to this Court on questions purely of law.
On December 20, 1956, plaintiff filed with the abovementioned court a complaint which, in part, reads:
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"3. Que a principios de año de 1937, el demandante propuso a don Enrique Carrion, padre de las demandadas, el siguiente negocio: adquirir entre los dos una finca en la Plaza Santa Cruz, por al precio de P250,000.00, de los cuales se pagarian P25,000.00...