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Antonio Docena, et al vs Hon Ricardo Lapersura, et al

ANTONIO DOCENA and ALFREDA DOCENA, petitioners, vs. HON. RICARDO P. LAPESURA, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of the RTC, Branch III, Guian, Eastern Samar; RUFINO M. GARADO, Sheriff IV; and CASIANO HOMBRIA, respondents.

G.R. No. 140153 | 2001-03-28

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

GONZAGA-REYES, J.: 

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking the nullification of the Court of Appeals[1] Resolutions dated June 18, 1999 and September 9, 1999 which dismissed the Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition[2] under Rule 65 and denied the corresponding motion for reconsideration, respectively. 

The antecedent facts are as follows: 

On June 1, 1977, private respondent Casiano Hombria filed a Complaint for the recovery of a parcel of land against his lessees, petitioner-spouses Antonio and Alfreda Docena.[3] The petitioners claimed...