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Davao City Women's Club, Inc. Vs. Remedios Ponferrada 118 Phil. 135

DAVAO CITY WOMEN'S CLUB, INC., also known as DAVAO WOMEN'S CLUB, plaintiff-appellee, vs. REMEDIOS PONFERRADA, defendant-appellant, vs. THE PROVINCE OF DAVAO, third-party defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-11843 | 1963-05-31

D E C I S I O N


BENGZON, C.J.:

Claiming to be the owner-donee of Lot 72-A of Davao City, the plaintiff club filed this suit to eject Remedios Ponferrada from a portion thereof. Defendant disputed the validity of the donation, in denying plaintiff's ownership. She asserted possession under a lease granted by the alleged donor, the Province of Davao. She further claimed to be a builder in good faith of a house thereon, impleading the province as third-party defendant, and requesting for legal remedies against it.
Answering both the complaint and the third-party complaint, the Province of Davao disputed the title of plaintiff alleging the...