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Vinzons vs. Ardales

RANAVALONA VINZONS, applicant-appellee, vs. GERARDO ARDALES, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-35738 | 1974-03-29

D E C I S I O N

FERNANDO, J:

The lower court, presided by Judge Gabriel V. Valero, is taken to task in this appeal of Gerardo Ardales, an oppositor to the application in a land registration proceeding 1 filed by Ranavalona Vinzons, now appellee. The failing imputed to Judge Valero was his refusal to admit the opposition of appellant for being presented out of time. The record discloses that on March 23, 1966, there was an application for registration on the part of appellee. 2 Then came on October 28 of that year an order of general default except as to certain oppositors, one of whom was appellant Ardales. All of them were given a...