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Republic vs. Mariano M. Umali 171 SCRA 647

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DIRECTOR OF LANDS, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE MARIANO, M. UMALI, in his capacity as Presiding Judge Regional Trial Court, Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 23, Trece Martires City, REMEDIOS MICLAT, JUAN C. PULIDO, ROSALINA NAVAL, and the REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAVITE, respondents.

G.R. No. 80687 | 1989-04-10

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
CRUZ, J.: 
 
The petitioner seeks reversion of a parcel of land on the ground that the original sale thereof from the government was tainted with fraud because based on a forgery and therefore void ab initio. The present holders of the property claiming to be innocent purchasers for value and not privy to the alleged forgery, contend that the action cannot lie against them. 
 
The land in question is situated in Tanza, Cavite, and consists of 78,865 square meters.1 It was originally purchased on installment from the government on July 1, 1910 by Florentina Bobadilla, who allegedly...