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Richard B. Lopez etc. Vs. CA, et al.

RICHARD B. LOPEZ, in his Capacity as Trustee of the Trust Estate of the late Juliana Lopez- Manzano, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, CORAZON LOPEZ, FERNANDO LOPEZ, ROBERTO LOPEZ, represented by LUZVIMINDA LOPEZ, MARIA ROLINDA MANZANO, MARIA ROSARIO MANZANO SANTOS, JOSE MANZANO, JR., NARCISO MANZANO (all represented by Attorney-in-fact, MODESTO RUBIO), MARIA CRISTINA MANZANO RUBIO, IRENE MONZON and ELENA MANZANO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 157784 | 2008-12-16

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari [1]under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 34086. The Court of Appeals' decision affirmed the summary judgment of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 10, Balayan, Batangas, dismissing petitioner's action for reconveyance on the ground of prescription.

The instant petition stemmed from an action for reconveyance instituted by petitioner Richard B. Lopez in his capacity as trustee of the estate of the late Juliana Lopez Manzano (Juliana) to recover from respondents...