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Celerino E. Mercado Vs. Belen Espinocilla and Ferdinand Espinocilla, 664 SCRA 724

CELERINO E. MERCADO, Petitioner, versus BELEN* ESPINOCILLA** AND FERDINAND ESPINOCILLA, Respondents.

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

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION
 
VILLARAMA, JR., J.:
 
The case

Petitioner 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.
        
The antecedent facts

Doroteo 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,...