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J. Gasataya vs. E. Mabasa

JESSIE GASATAYA, Petitioner, versus EDITHA MABASA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 148147 | 2007-02-16

D E C I S I O N
 


CORONA, J.:

Before us is an appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 55055 which, in turn, affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lanao del Norte, Branch 7.[2]

The facts follow.

Respondent Editha Mabasa's father, Buenaventura Mabasa, was granted a homestead patent on Lots 279, 272 and 972 located in Lala, Lanao del Norte. Buenaventura Mabasa mortgaged these lots to secure a loan from the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP). Because of his failure to pay his indebtedness, DBP foreclosed on...