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Enrica Quevada, et al vs Pomposa Glorioso, et al

ENRICA QUEVADA[*] and SPOUSES CIRILO and ANGELINA [**] QUEVADA, petitioners, vs. POMPOSA GLORIOSO and ESTELITO, MANOLITO and ADORADO all surnamed CERRUDOM, and the COURT OF APPEALS (Twelfth Division), respondents.

G.R. No. 121270 | 1998-08-27

D E C I S I O N

KAPUNAN, J.:

One-half (1/2) of a parcel of land containing an area of 827 square meters, located in Sariaya, Quezon, is the object of this family dispute.

The root of the controversy, as narrated by the trial court, dates back more than seventy (70) years ago when Antonio Cerrudo, who acquire the land during his marriage to Pomposa Glorioso, applied for its registration in his name under the Torrens System through Cadastral Case No. 10, G.L.R.O. No 386-Sariaya, Quezon. On December 19, 1923, Antonio died intestate[1] leaving as his heirs his wife Pompasa and son Pablo.

On August 1, 1925, after Antonio's death, the parcel...