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Princess Rachel Development Corp. and Boracay Enclave Corp. vs. Hill View Marketing Corp., et al. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, LAZARO-JAVIER, J.]

PRINCESS RACHEL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BORACAY ENCLAVE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, V. HILL VIEW MARKETING CORPORATION, STEFANIE DORNAU AND ROBERT DORNAU, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 222482 | 2020-06-02

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION
 
LAZARO-JAVIER, J.:
 
I concur in the result.
 
In Legarda v. Saleeby[1] and the twin cases of JM Tuason & Co., Inc. v. Macalindong[2] and JM Tuason & Co., Inc. v. Lumanlan,[3] the Court essentially held that a person who occupies a titled property is presumed to have knowledge of this title, including the metes and bounds of the property. These cases do not apply here.
 
In the 1915 En Banc case of Legarda v. Saleeby, plaintiffs and defendant owned adjoining lots in Ermita, Manila. For years, a stone wall had stood between these lots. The...