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Rufino Bueno, Et Al. vs. Mateo H. Reyes, Et Al.

RUFINO BUENO, FILOMENA B. GUERRERO, LUIS B. GUERRERO, BENJAMIN B. GUERRERO, VIOLETA B. REYES-SAMONTE, FELICIDAD B. REYES-FONACIER, MERCEDES B. REYES, HONESTA B. REYES-SARMIENTO, TEODORA B. REYES- DALUMPINES, MAMERTA B. REYES-MERCADO, ROSARIO B. REYES-CONCEPCION, FEDERICO B. REYES and CONCEPCION B. REYES, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. MATEO H. REYES and JUAN H. REYES, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-22587 | 1969-04-28

D E C I S I O N 


MAKALINTAL, J.: 

In Civil Case No. 3636 of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte, the plaintiffs' complaint was dismissed, upon motion of the defendants, in an order dated July 29, 1963. The case is before us on appeal from the said order of dismissal. 

The antecedent facts are as follows: On January 7, 1936 Francisco H. Reyes filed an answer in Cadastral Case No. 47 of llocos Norte, claiming lot No. 2357 of the Laoag Cadastre as property belonging to himself and to his two brothers, Juan and Mateo. The case was heard without opposition, and the lot was adjudicated in favor of the claimants on March 27,...