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S. Canton, et al. vs. City of Cebu etc

SOFIA CANTON, deceased, represented by co-administrators of her estate, Macaraig Canton, Jr., and Juan V. Bolo, DOMINGO L. ANTIGUA, ROGELIO UY, and JUAN V. BOLO, Petitioners, versus CITY OF CEBU and/or METRO CEBU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT, Respondents.

G.R. No. 152898 | 2007-02-12

D E C I S I O N

 

CARPIO, J.:

The Case


This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] of the Resolutions[2] dated 19 February 2002 and 18 March 2002 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 68969. The Resolutions dismissed the petition filed by Sofia Canton as represented by co-administrators of her estate, Domingo L. Antigua, Rogelio Uy, and Juan V. Bolo (collectively, petitioners) for failure to comply with Section 2, Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure.


The Facts


Employees of Metro Cebu Development Project (MCDP) identified the area disputed in the present case as part of the South Cebu Reclamation Project. On 24 June 1998,...