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Bonifacio Gotico vs. Leyte Chinese Chamber of Commerce

BONIFACIO GOTICO, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LEYTE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-39379 | 1985-04-30

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

The erstwhile Court of Appeals certified this appeal from the Decision of the Court of First Instance of Leyte, Branch IV, Tacloban City, in Civil Case No. 3088, to this instance, as the issues raised involve pure questions of law.

The controversy revolves around the ownership of a portion of Lot No. 4875 of the Tacloban Cadastre, with a total area of 1,306 sq. ms., situated at Bo. Utap, Litid District, Tacloban City. The Disputed Portion consists of approximately 872 square meters.

On July 13, 1961, plaintiff-appellant obtained Original Certificate of Title No. P-139 covering the entirety of the...