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Republic of the Phil. vs. Cristina De Knecht, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. CRISTINA DE KNECHT AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. 87335 | 1990-02-12

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The issue posed in this case is whether an expropriation proceeding that was determined by a final judgment of this Court may be the subject of a subsequent legislation for expropriation.

On February 20, 1979 the Republic of the Philippines filed in the Court of First Instance (CFI) of Rizal in Pasay City an expropriation proceedings against the owners of the houses standing along Fernando Rein-Del Pan streets among them Cristina De Knecht (de Knecht for short) together with Concepcion Cabarrus, and some fifteen other defendants, docketed as Civil Case No. 7001-P.

On March 19, 1979 de Knecht filed a...