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Sps. Alex Busante, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

SPOUSES ALEX BUSANTE and EDITHA UGALDE, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF AGUSAN DEL NORTE and BUTUAN CITY, BRANCH V, and MARCELINA MANILAG, respondents.

G.R. No. 97389 | 1992-10-20

D E C I S I O N


GRIá'O-AQUINO, J.:

This case involves a 300-square-meter piece of public land which is the subject of adverse claims of possession by the petitioners and the respondent. In an ejectment case which the respondent, Marcelina Manilag, brought against the petitioners, judgments were rendered by the City Court, the Regional Trial Court and the Court of Appeals in her favor. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) on the other hand, in the administrative proceedings on the petitioners' Miscellaneous Sales Application, awarded the land to the petitioners. The decision of the DENR became final for failure of...