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Lacson-Magallanes Co., Inc. vs. Jose Pano, et al.

LACSON-MAGALLANES CO., INC., plaintiff-appellant, vs. JOSE PANO, HON. JUAN PAJO, in his capacity as Executive Secretary, HON. JUAN DE G. RODRIGUEZ, in his capacity as Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-27811 | 1967-11-17

D E C I S I O N


SANCHEZ, J.:

The question - May the Executive Secretary, acting by authority of the President, reverse a decision of the Director of Lands that had been affirmed by the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources - yielded an affirmative answer from the lower court. 1 

Hence, this appeal certified to this Court by the Court of Appeals upon the provisions of Sections 17 and 31 of the Judiciary Act of 1948, as amended.

The undisputed controlling facts are:

In 1932, Jose Magallanes was a permittee and actual occupant of a 1,103-hectare pasture land situated in Tamlangon, Municipality of Bansalan, Province of Davao.

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