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Lucia Embrado, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

LUCIA EMBRADO and ORESTE TORREGIANI, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, PACIFICO CIMAFRANCA, MARCOS SALIMBAGAT, EDA JIMENEZ and SANTIAGO JIMENEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. 51457 | 1994-06-27

D E C I S I O N


BELLOSILLO, J.:

LUCIA EMBRADO and ORESTE TORREGIANI, spouses, filed this petition for review on certiorari from the decision of respondent Court of Appeals 1 upholding the validity of the Deed of Sale over Lot No. 564 executed by petitioner Lucia Embrado in favor of private respondent Eda Jimenez.

Lot No. 564 is a 366-square meter lot situated in Dipolog City originally owned by Juan, Pastor and Matias Carpitanos. On 2 July 1946, a Venta Definitiva, a notarized document written entirely in Spanish, was executed by the Carpitanos whereby they sold Lot No. 564 to "Srta. LUCIA C. EMBRADO . . . soltera, con residencia y...