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City Of Manila Vs. Alice J. Neal 033 Phil 291

THE CITY OF MANILA, plaintiff-appellee, vs. ALICE J. NEAL ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. 10259 | 1916-01-26

D E C I S I O N


TRENT, J.:

In this case the city of Manila is seeking to expropriate an entire parcel of land for use in connection with a certain public park. The commissioners, after viewing the premises and receiving the evidence, being unable to agree, submitted two reports. The majority report was confirmed by the court and judgment rendered accordingly. The owners appealed.

The land is situated near the corner of Real and Vito Cruz, with a frontage on the latter of 8.49 meters and a depth of 122.08 meters. In the majority report the value of the land was fixed as follows: For the part fronting on Vito Cruz Street and 40 meters...