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Armando Sumawang vs Engr. Eric De Guzman

AMANDO G. SUMAWANG, Petitioner, versus ENGR. ERIC D. DE GUZMAN, Respondent.

G.R. No. 150106 | 2004-09-08

D E C I S I O N


CALLEJO, SR., J.:

On June 8, 1999, Engineer Eric de Guzman, as plaintiff, filed a complaint in the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Guimba, Nueva Ecija, against Amando G. Sumawang, for unlawful detainer with damages. The case was docketed as Civil Case No. 3778. The plaintiff alleged therein that the President of the Philippines issued, on August 19, 1988, Emancipation Patent No. 288843 in his favor, over a parcel of agricultural land, designated as Lot 33, with an area of 9,970 square meters, located in Macatcatuit, Guimba, Nueva Ecija; on December 12, 1988, the Register of Deeds issued Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT)...