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Dajunos, et al. Vs. Hon. Tandayag, et al.

LUCIO DAJUNOS, DIONISIA DAJUNOS, MANUEL FIRMALO, ROSITA FIRMALO, EMILIA FIRMALO, NENITA FIRMALO, THELMA FIRMALO, GUIA FIRMALO and EMILIO FIRMALO, petitioners, vs. HON. TEODULO C. TANDAYAG, CARMELITO BAR GABOR, WENCESLAO TARUC, FAUSTINO TARUC, ANICETA TARU

G.R. Nos. L-32651-52 | 1971-08-31

D E C I S I O N


CASTRO, J:

The principal parties to this case are at odd over the ownership and possession of a certain parcel of land, measuring about 9 hectares, located in Demologan, Bacolod, in the province of Lanao del Norte. Arrayed on the one hand are the petitioners Manuel, Rosita, Emilia, Nenita, Thelma, Guia and Emilio, all surnamed Firmalo, and, on the other, the respondents Faustino, Aniceta, Artemio, Rodolfo and Epifania, all surnamed Taruc. The Firmalos invoke in their favor, as the heirs of the late Ireneo Firmalo, a free patent award encompassing the land in question and issued by the Director of Lands in March, 1969;...