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CELERINO E. MERCADO, PETITIONER, VS. BELEN* ESPINOCILLA** AND FERDINAND ESPINOCILLA, RESPONDENTS.

CELERINO E. MERCADO, PETITIONER, VS. BELEN* ESPINOCILLA** AND FERDINAND ESPINOCILLA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 184109 | 2012-02-01

The casePetitioner Celerino E. Mercado appeals the Decision[1] dated April 28, 2008 and Resolution[2] dated July 22, 2008 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 87480.  The CA dismissed petitioner's complaint[3] for recovery of possession, quieting of title, partial declaration of nullity of deeds and documents, and damages, on the ground of prescription.cralaw
The antecedent factsDoroteo Espinocilla owned a parcel of land, Lot No. 552, with an area of 570 sq. m., located at Magsaysay Avenue, Zone 5, Bulan, Sorsogon.  After he died, his five children, Salvacion, Aspren, Isabel, Macario, and Dionisia divided Lot No. 552...