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Heirs of Binay and Manalo vs. Banaag

HEIRS OF SPOUSES ANSELMO BINAY AND SEVILLA MANALO, ASUNCION B. ANILAO, SATURNINA B. AXALAN, SILVESTRE BINAY, EFREN BINAY, FELISA BINAY, AND JOSEFINA B. ANILAO, PETITIONERS, VS. BIENVENIDO BANAAG, MARCELINO BANAAG, NEMESIO BANAAG, AND LEONCIO BANAAG, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 226112 | 2022-09-07

D E C I S I O N
 
GAERLAN, J.:
 
In actions for forcible entry, the plaintiff must prove his/her prior physical possession of the disputed property by a preponderance of evidence.

This resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by petitioners Heirs of Spouses Anselmo and Sevilla Binay, Asuncion B. Anilao, Saturnina B. Axalan, Silvestre Binay, Efren Binay, Felisa Binay and Josefina B. Anilao (petitioners), praying for the reversal of the July 23, 2015 Decision[2] and the June 30, 2016 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 107195. The CA reversed...