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Manuel C. Castaneda, Et Al. vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

MANUEL C. CASTANEDA, as Chairman of the Land Tenure Administration, et al., petitioners, vs. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, et al., respondents.

G.R. No. L-25874 | 1969-02-28

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

Petition to review the 3-2 decision of a Special Division of the Court of Appeals, in Case CA-G.R. No. 31861-R, declaring Juanita Vizcarra as entitled to preference over the late Simplicio Almando in the purchase of Lot 13-A of the Baclaran Homesite, acquired by the Government under Commonwealth Act No. 539.

The essential facts are thus stated by the Court of Appeals:

"In 1947 the Baclaran Estate in Parañaque, Rizal, was acquired and subdivided into home lots by the government pursuant to the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 539. Among the tenants on the estate was Mariano Vizcarra who was occupying Lot...