Case Digest (G.R. No. 76031)
Facts:
- Miguel Semira is the petitioner; Buenaventura An is the respondent.
- The Supreme Court rendered its decision on March 2, 1994.
- The case involves a parcel of land, Lot 4221, originally owned by Juana Gutierrez.
- Gutierrez sold Lot 4221 to An for P850.00 on January 4, 1961, with specified boundaries and an area of approximately 822.5 square meters.
- An occupied the land according to the stated boundaries.
- In 1964, An acquired an adjacent parcel, Lot 4215.
- On October 18, 1972, An sold Lot 4221 to his nephew, Cipriano Ramirez, for P2,500.00, updating the eastern boundary to reflect ownership of Lot 4215.
- In 1979, Ramirez sold Lot 4221 to Semira for P20,000.00, but the deed stated the area as 2,200 square meters, confirmed by a 1974 cadastral survey.
- Semira began construction on March 17, 1979.
- On April 18, 1979, An filed a forcible entry complaint against Semira, claiming unlawful occupation of 1,377 square meters belonging to Lot 4215.
- The Municipal Circuit Trial Court initially dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction but later ruled in favor of Semira.
- An appealed to the Regional Trial Court, which reversed the Municipal Circuit Trial Court's decision, asserting An's prior possession.
- The Court of Appeals upheld the Regional Trial Court's ruling, prompting Semira to appeal to the Supreme Court.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The Supreme Court reversed the decisions of the Court of Appeals and the Regional Trial Court.
- The ruling of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court in favor of Semira was reinstated.
- The Court held th...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The Supreme Court reasoned that determining prior possession was inherently linked to ownership.
- Both parties claimed ownership based on their respective deeds of sale, which included specific boundaries.
- Th...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. 76031)
Facts:
The case involves Miguel Semira as the petitioner and Buenaventura An as the respondent, with the decision rendered by the Supreme Court on March 2, 1994. The dispute centers around a parcel of land designated as Lot 4221, originally owned by Juana Gutierrez, who sold it to Buenaventura An for P850.00 on January 4, 1961. The deed of sale specified the area as approximately 822.5 square meters and detailed the boundaries of the property. Following the sale, An occupied the land according to the stated boundaries. In 1964, An acquired an adjacent parcel, Lot 4215, from the spouses Pascual Hornilla and Gliceria Ilao. On October 18, 1972, An sold Lot 4221 to his nephew, Cipriano Ramirez, for P2,500.00, with the same area and boundaries, except for the eastern boundary, which was updated to reflect An's ownership of Lot 4215.
In 1979, Ramirez sold Lot 4221 to Semira for P20,000.00, but the deed stated the area as 2,200 square meters, which was confirmed by a cadastral survey conducted in 1974. Semira began construction on the property on March 17, 1979. However, on April 18, 1979, An filed a complaint for forcible entry against Semira, claiming that Semira had unlawfully occupied an excess of 1,377 square meters that belonged to Lot 4215. The Municipal Circuit Trial Court initially dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction, but later ruled in favor of ...