Title
Jose M. Kerr et al. vs. Intestate Estate of the Deceased Arturo Bernia et al.
Case
G. R. No. 35746
Decision Date
Mar 28, 1934
Dispute over land adjudication involving Lots C, 4, 5, B, and 6-A; Supreme Court affirmed lower court's decision, modified Lot 6-A allocation, and upheld expense-sharing under Act No. 3621.

Case Summary (G.R. No. 210766)

Procedural History

The court acquired jurisdiction over the case regularly, and both parties submitted their positions for decision. The judgment from the Court of First Instance in Pampanga dated December 26, 1930, was the basis for the appeal, leading to the proceedings in the higher court.

Judgment Details

The Supreme Court affirmed parts of the lower court’s judgment concerning Bernia Lots C, 4, and 5 as identified in Exh. "B-Kerr". Specifically, these lots correspond to Lots 8, 9, 11, 15, 13, 14, 15, and 16 in Exh. "29-Bernia", plan SWO-9233, Sheet No. 2. This affirmation includes Lot B of the same exhibit, assigning it to oppositor Ignacio Dimson and his wife.

Modification and Adjudication

The Supreme Court modified the lower court’s judgment regarding Lot 6-A of Exh. "B-Kerr”, equating it to Lot 18-a of Exh. "29-Bernia". This lot was adjudicated to Ignacio Dimson and his wife, conditional upon their payment of a proportionate share of expenses incurred for the publication of notices and related proceedings in Case No. 584, G.L.R.O. Record No. 23476, as stipulated under Act No. 3621, which amends Article 37 of Act No. 496.

Reservation of Rights

The decision reserves the right for the spouses Dimson to apply for the registration of a portion of Lot A indicated in Exh. "B-Kerr", plan psu-11330 Amd., SWO-No. 7476, situated north and eas

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