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Anatacia Pabalate, et al. Vs. Lorenzo Echarri, Jr.

ANASTACIA PABALATE, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. LORENZO ECHARRI, JR., defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-24357 | 1971-02-22

D E C I S I O N


MAKALINTAL, J:

This is an appeal taken from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental in its Civil Case No. 5279, dated September 3, 1964, dismissing the plaintiffs' complaint, with costs.

The plaintiffs filed the complaint on April 18, 1959 (amending it on May 30 following) for recovery of possession of a parcel of land, plus damages. After the defendants filed their respective answers the case was submitted for decision on the following stipulation of facts:

"1. That the parties agree that the subject matter of this case is lot No. 2498 of the Cadastral Survey of Escalante, Negros Occidental;
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