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ABRC vs Heirs of Augusto, et al

AZNAR BROTHERS REALTY COMPANY, Petitioner, versus HEIRS OF ANICETO AUGUSTO & PETRONA CALIPAN, namely: TEODORICA ANDALES GERONIMO AUGUSTO (deceased) represented by: NICOMEDES AUGUSTO JOVENCIO AUGUSTO TELESPORO AUGUSTO LOLITA IGOT ROSARIO NEMBRILLO ALFREDO AUGUSTO URBANO AUGUSTO FELIPE AUGUSTO TOMAS AUGUSTO ZACARIAS AUGUSTO (deceased) represented by: FELIPE AUGUSTO EUGENIO AUGUSTO MANALO AUGUSTO FELIS AUGUSTO CERAPINO AUGUSTO CLARITA AYING MAURA AUGUSTO CONCHITA AUGUSTO ARSENIA OMPAD (deceased) represented by: SARAH AMIT ANDRES OMPAD ALBERTO OMPAD LILY DAGATAN all represented by ALFREDO AUGUSTO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 140417 | 2004-05-28

D E C I S I O N



CORONA, J.:



This is a petition to review the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR CV No. 51279 reversing the decision[2] of Branch 27 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lapu-Lapu City. The CA ruled that the claim of herein respondent Heirs of Aniceto Augusto (Heirs) had not yet prescribed. The dispositive portion[3] read:



WHEREFORE, the appealed Order is hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. The complaint is reinstated to the docket of Branch 27 of the Regional Trial Court of Lapu-Lapu City to which the records of the case is (sic) ORDERED REMANDED for appropriate action in line with the disposition of this...