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City of Manila vs Oscar Serrano, et al

CITY OF MANILA, petitioner, vs. OSCAR, FELICITAS, JOSE, BENJAMIN, ESTELITA, LEONORA, and ADELAIDA, all surnamed SERRANO, respondents.

G.R. No. 142304 | 2001-06-20

D E C I S I O N

MENDOZA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision, dated November 16, 1999, and resolution, dated February 23, 2000, of the Court of Appeals reversing the order, dated December 15, 1998, of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 16, Manila and perpetually enjoining it from proceeding with petitioner's complaint for eminent domain in Civil Case No. 94-72282.

The facts are as follows:

On December 21, 1993, the City Council of Manila enacted Ordinance No. 7833, authorizing the expropriation of certain properties in Manila's First District in Tondo, covered by TCT Nos. 70869, 105201, 105202, and 138273 of...