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Sps. Teodulo Rumarate, et al. vs. Hilario Hernandez, et al.

SPS. TEODULO RUMARATE, (deceased) and ROSITA RUMARATE; deceased TEODULO RUMARATE is represented herein by his Heirs/Substitutes, namely, ANASTACIA RUMARATE, CELSO RUMARATE, MARINA RUMARATE, ROMEO RUMARATE, GUILLERMO RUMARATE, FIDEL RUMARATE, MERLINDA RUMARATE, MARISSA RUMARATE, CLEMENCIA RUMARATE, SANCHO RUMARATE and NENITA RUMARATE, Petitioners, versus HILARIO HERNANDEZ, JOAQUIN HERNANDEZ, SALVADOR HERNANDEZ, BENJAMIN HERNANDEZ, LEONORA HERNANDEZ-LAZA, VICTORIA HERNANDEZ-MERCURIO, RODRIGO HERNANDEZ, BERNARDO HERNANDEZ, LOURDES HERNANDEZ-CABIDA, MARIO SALVATIERRA, ADELAIDA FONTILA-CIPRIANO, and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON PROVINCE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 168222 | 2006-04-18

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

Assailed in this petition for review is the May 26, 2005 Decision [1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 57053, which reversed and set aside the March 31, 1997 Decision [2] of the Regional Trial Court of Calauag, Quezon, Branch 63, in Civil Case No. C-964, declaring petitioners as owners of Lot No. 379 with an area of 187,765 square meters and located in Barrio Catimo, [3] Municipality of Guinayangan, Province of Quezon. 

The facts show that on September 1, 1992, petitioner spouses Teodulo Rumarate (Teodulo) and Rosita Rumarate filed an action for reconveyance of real...