Case Digest (G.R. No. L-24750)
Facts:
Doroteo Banawa, Juliana Mendoza, Casiano Amponin and Gliceria Abrenica v. Primitiva Mirano, Gregoria Mirano, Juana Mirano and Marciano Mirano, G.R. No. L-24750, May 16, 1980, the Supreme Court First Division, Fernandez, J., writing for the Court.The dispute concerns ownership of two parcels of land in Taal, Batangas (the Iba and Carsuche properties) originally shown in tax declarations in the name of Maria Mirano, who lived with and was supported by the spouses Doroteo Banawa and Juliana Mendoza. After Maria died in 1949, her heirs (the plaintiffs/respondents) filed suit in 1957 claiming ownership as Maria’s heirs. The trial court declared the plaintiffs owners of both parcels, ordered defendants to deliver possession, voided a 1940 deed of sale and a 1956 deed of donation executed by the Banawas, and awarded P4,500 actual damages and P500 attorney’s fees.
The defendants appealed to the Court of Appeals which, in CA-G.R. No. 23597-R, affirmed the trial court’s judgment. During pendency of the appellate proceedings the original defendants Doroteo and Juliana died and were succeeded by petitioners Casiano Amponin and Gliceria Abrenica. The petitioners moved for reconsideration in the Court of Appeals, which was denied. They then filed this petition for review by certiorari to the Supreme Court (Rule 45). The petition pressed several assignments of error: the characterization of the Iba transaction as donation inter vivos (not mortis causa), the (in)applicability of Article 1448 (implied trust), the applicability of the...(Pro-only)
Issues:
- Did the Court of Appeals correctly declare title to the Iba property in the plaintiffs (heirs of Maria Mirano), rejecting petitioners’ claims of simulated sale, implied trust, acquisitive prescription, and rights under Section 5, Rule 100?
- Did the petitioners acquire the Carsuche property by acquisitive prescription or otherwise invalidate the prior sale to Maria Mirano?
- What are the appropriate damages and attorney’s f...(Pro-only)
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