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Florencio A. Ruiz, Jr. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

HON. FLORENCIO A. RUIZ, JR. SENT OF GOD FOUNDATION, INC. S OF G FOUNDATION INC., RAUL G. FORES, SENEN P. VALERO AND FATHER ODON DE CASTRO, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES OLEGARIO ORBETA AND SUSANA ROSARIO S. ORBETA, respondents.

G.R. No. 101566 | 1992-08-17

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

The petitioners fault the respondent court for reversing the dismissal of a complaint by the trial court and remanding the case for further proceedings. However, there is an important antecedent question we must first resolve before we can go to the merits of this case.

The facts relevant to this petition are briefly narrated.

On September 12, 1976, the Crisologo family donated an island to the Sent of God Foundation on the condition inter alia that it would "be used exclusively to provide a monastic life and experience according to the Rule of St. Benedict and for such other religious and charitable purposes...