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Romana Teodoro, etal, vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

ROMANA TEODORO and ELINO CLARETE, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, and ISABEL ARIOLA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-31471 | 1987-11-12

D E C I S I O N


SARMIENTO, J.:

The petitioners assail the decision of the Court of Appeals ** reversing the judgment of the then Court of First Instance of Rizal *** in this appeal by way of certiorari. The facts, as found by the respondent Court of Appeals, are as follows:

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In 1948, Isabel Ariola leased from the Manila Railroad Company a parcel of land with an area of about 270 square meters situated in Pasig, Rizal, and designated as Parcel 5-A in the list of said company. Sometime in 1953, the Manila Railroad Company sold four parcels of its property in Pasig, including that leased to Isabel Ariola, to one Alfonso San...