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Oracion vs. Juanillo

LEON ORACION, petitioner, vs. PACITA JUANILLO and FRANCISCO PRINCIPE, respondents.

G.R. No. 48676 | 1949-04-26

D E C I S I O N

PERFECTO, J p:
This certiorari proceeding was initiated in this Court before the last war on October 23, 1941. It was finally submitted for our decision in March, 1947. The facts as found both by the trial court and by the Court of Appeals are as follows:
Cecilio Juanillo, married to Maria Perolina, was the owner of the land in question since before 1924. In 1928, it was assessed in his name.
Francisco Principe lived and grew up with the spouses who had no children.
On December 31, 1923, the land was donated to Francisco Principe, this donation having been perfected with the latter's acceptance.
In 1934, upon Maria...