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FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 80294-95. September 21, 1988.]
CT!O"IC VICR #OSTO"IC OF T!$ %O&NTIN #ROVINC$, Petitioner,
'. CO&RT OF ##$"S,!$IRS OF $G%IDIO OCTVINO ND (&N V"D$),
Respondents.
V*+e $reo #o+/o o/*te or Petitioner.
C+*3tro, C+*3tro C+*3tro "* O/e o++*bor*t/6 o3e+ or
Petitioner.
(*/me G. e "eo or t7e !e/r o $6m//o Ot*'/*o.
C*b*to "* O/e or t7e !e/r o (3* V*+e.
S""&S
1. REMEDIAL LAW; JUDGMENT; RES JUDICATA. The findings of the
tri! "o#rt ffir$ed %& the ''e!!te"o#rt tht the 'ri(te
res'ondent)s 'rede"essor *ere 'ossessors of the !ots in dis'#te
*ith "!i$ ofo*nershi' fro$ 1+,- to 1+1 *hi!e the 'etitioner *s in
'ossession s %orro*er in "o$$odt#$ #' to
1+1 re res /#di"t %et*een the 'rties.
D $ C I S I O N
GNCCO, J.:
The 'rin"i'! iss#e in this "se is *hether or not de"ision of the
Co#rt of A''e!s 'ro$#!gted !ong ti$ego "n 'ro'er!& %e
"onsidered res /#di"t %& res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s in the
'resent t*o "ses%et*een 'etitioner nd t*o 'ri(te res'ondents.
0etitioner #estions s !!eged!& erroneo#s the De"ision dted
A#g#st 213 1+45 of the Ninth Di(ision ofRes'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s
1 in CA6G.R. No. ,174 8Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+: nd CA6G.R. No.
,17+
8Ci(i! Cse No. 2- 97errer3 J#dge of the Region! Tri! Co#rt of
?g#io nd ?eng#et in Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+:nd Ci(i! Cse No. 2-
97or!" or ins#ffi"ien"& of e(iden"e3 the '!intiffs) "!i$ or
d$ges is here%& denied. Sid defendnt is orderedto '& "osts.
9' 2-3 Ro!!o:
Res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s3 in ffir$ing the tri! "o#rt)s
de"ision3 s#stined the tri! "o#rt)s "on"!#sionstht the De"ision of
the Co#rt of A''e!s3 dted M& 73 1+55 in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R3 in
the t*o "sesffir$ed %& the S#'re$e Co#rt3 to#"hed on the
o*nershi' of !ots < nd 2 in #estion; tht the t*o !ots
*ere'ossessed %& the 'rede"essors6in6interest of 'ri(te
res'ondents #nder "!i$ of o*nershi' in good fithfro$ 1+,- to 1+1;
tht 'etitioner hd %een in 'ossession of the s$e !ots s %i!ee in
"o$$odt#$ #' to1+13 *hen 'etitioner re'#dited the tr#st nd *hen it
''!ied for registrtion in 1+-
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. . . The do"#$ents nd re"ords 'resented re(e! tht the *ho!e
"ontro(ers& strted *hen the defendntCtho!i" i"r A'osto!i" of
the Mo#ntin 0ro(in"e 9ICAR for %re(it&: fi!ed *ith the Co#rt of
>irst Instn"e of?g#io6?eng#et3 on Se'te$%er 3 1+-< n
''!i"tion for registrtion of tit!e o(er Lots 13 e%r#r& 53 1+5+3
the =eirs of B"t(ino fi!ed *ith the Co#rt of A''e!s 'etition for
certiorarind$nd$#s3 do"eted s CA6G.R. No. ,44+,6R3 entit!ed =eirs
of Eg$idio B"t(ino (. =on. S!(dor J.!de3 Jr. nd i"r.) In its
de"ision dted M& 1-3 1+5+3 the Co#rt of A''e!s dis$issed the
'etition.
It *s t tht stge tht the instnt "ses *ere fi!ed. The =eirs of
Eg$idio B"t(ino fi!ed Ci(i! Cse No.2-,5 971+: on J#!&
