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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Domingo Espinosa, 667 SCRA 92

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus DOMINGO ESPINOSA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 176885 | 2010-07-05

DECISION


VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated August 16, 2004 in CA-G.R. CV. No. 72736 which affirmed the September 28, 2000 Judgment[2] of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC) of Consolacion, Cebu ordering the confirmation and registration of respondent's imperfect title over the disputed property.

Briefly, the undisputed factual antecedents are as follows:

On March 2, 1999, respondent filed with the MTC of Consolacion, Cebu, an application for registration of title to Lot No. 8408, Cad 545-D located at...