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Julio Tapec, Et Al. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

JULIO TAPEC and PRISCA GALANO, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and LORETO RAGUIRAG, respondents.

G.R. No. 111952 | 1994-10-26

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

In resolving the issue of which document should be given more weight in deciding ownership, the trial court and the Court of Appeals arrived at irreconcilably conflicting judgments. The former held that the deeds of sale in favor of the petitioners, being duly acknowledged before a notary public and registered under Act No. 3344, although executed much later, should prevail over a prior conveyance in a private document in favor of the private respondent's predecessor-in-interest. On appeal by the private respondent, the Court of Appeals held otherwise on the ground that the private document is an ancient...