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Pacencio Abejaron vs Felix Nabasa, CA

PACENCIO ABEJARON, as represented by his Attorney-in-Fact, ALEJANDRO ABEJARON, petitioner, vs. FELIX NABASA and the COURT OF APPEALS, respondents.

G.R. No. 84831 | 2001-06-20

D E C I S I O N*

PUNO, J.:

With the burgeoning population comes a heightened interest in the limited land resource, especially so if, as in the case at bar, one's home of many years stands on the land in dispute. It comes as no surprise therefore that while this case involves a small parcel of land, a 118-square meter portion of Lot 1, Block 5, Psu-154953 in Silway, General Santos City, the parties have tenaciously litigated over it for more than twenty years.

Petitioner Abejaron filed this petition for review on certiorari to annul the respondent court's Decision dated April 26, 1988 and Resolution dated July 12, 1988 reversing the...