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Sherwill Development Corporation vs. Sitio Sto. Nino Residents Association, Inc.

SHERWILL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus SITIO STO. NINO RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION, INC. and/or NILDA DEVILLERES, and the LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158455 | 2005-06-28

D E C I S I O N

CALLEJO, SR., J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the Order[1] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Muntinlupa City, Branch 205, dismissing Civil Action No. 02-237 on the ground of litis pendentia and forum shopping.

Petitioner Sherwill Development Corporation is the registered owner of two parcels of land in Muntinlupa, Rizal. Lot 88 is covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 131918[2] consisting of 8,774 square meters, while Lot 86, with an area of 16,766 square meters, is covered by TCT No. 131919.[3] Both lots form part of the Muntinlupa Estate, while the titles thereon were issued by the...