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Commonwealth of the Phil. Vs. De Borja

COMMONWEALTH OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. CAYETANO DE BORJA, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. L-1496 | 1949-11-29

D E C I S I O N

TUASON, J p:

This is an appeal from an order of the Court of First Instance of Nueva Ecija overruling a motion to dismiss the complaint.

These proceedings were instituted by the Commonwealth Government on June 19, 1939 to condemn a parcel of land with an area of 10,565 square meters situated in the poblacion of Gapan, Nueva Ecija, for the purpose of Subdivision and resale to its tenants or occupants. It is alleged that "por varios años en el Pasado y hasta el presente, han existido y existen conflictos entre los inquilinos de este terreno y el demandado, motivados por desaveniencias sobre la propiedad y la...