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 Respondents.. V*+e $reo #o+/o o/*te or Petitioner Petitioner .. C+*3tro, C+*3tro C+*3tro "* O/e o++*bor*t/6 o3e+ or Petitioner Petitioner .. (*/me G. e "eo or t7e !e/r o $6m//o Ot*'/*o. C*b*to "* O/e or t7e !e/r o (3* V*+e.
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1. REMEDIAL LAW; JUDGMENT; RES JUDICATA.— The findings of the tri! "o#rt ffir$ed %& the ''e!!te "o#rt tht the 'ri(te res'ondent)s 'rede"essor 'rede"essor *ere 'ossessors of the !ots in di s'#te *ith "!i$ of o*nershi' fro$ 1+,- to 1+1 *hi!e the 'etitioner *s in 'ossession s %orro*er in "o$$odt#$ #' to 1+1 re res /#di"t %et*een the 'rties.
D$CISION
GNCCO, J. J.::
The 'rin"i'! iss#e in this "se is *hether or not de"ision of the Co#rt of A''e!s 'ro$#!gted !ong ti$e go "n 'ro'er!& %e "onsidered res /#di"t %& res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s in the 'resent t*o "ses %et*een 'etitioner nd t*o 'ri(te res'ondents. 0etitioner #estions s !!eged!& erroneo#s the De"ision dted A#g#st 213 1+45 of the Ninth Di(ision of Res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s 1 in CA6G.R. No. ,174 8Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+: nd CA6G.R. No. ,17+ 8Ci(i! Cse No. 2- 97<+:3 %oth for Re"o(e Re"o(er& r& of 0ossession3 *hi"h ffir$ed the De"ision of the =onor%!e Ni"ode$o T. >errer3 J#dge of the Region! Tri! Co#rt of ?g#io nd ?eng#et in Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+: nd Ci(i! Cse No. 2- 97<+:3 *ith the dis'ositi(e 'ortion s fo!!o*s@ /g"@"hnro%!es."o $.'h
W=ERE>BRE3 J#dg$ent is here%& rendered ordering the defendnt3 Ctho!i" i"r A'osto!i" of the Mo#ntin 0ro(in"e to ret#rn nd s#rrender Lot < of 0! n 0s#61+725 to the '!intiffs. =eirs of J#n !de3 nd Lot 2 of the s$e 0!n to the other set of '!intiffs3 the =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino 9Leonrdo !de3 Et. A!.:. >or !" or ins#ffi"ien"& of e(iden"e3 the '!intiffs) "!i$ or d$ges is here%& denied. Sid defendnt is ordered to '& "osts. 9' 2-3 Ro!!o: Res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s3 in ffir$ing the tri! "o#rt)s de"ision3 s#stined the tri! "o#rt)s "on"!#sions tht the De"ision of the Co#rt of A''e!s3 dted M& 73 1+55 in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R3 in the t*o "ses ffir$ed %& the S#'re$e Co#rt3 to#"hed on the o*nershi' of !ots < nd 2 in #estion; tht the t*o !ots *ere 'ossessed %& the 'rede"essors6in6interest of 'ri(te res'ondents #nder "!i$ of o*nershi' in good fith fro$ 1+,- to 1+1; tht 'etitioner hd %een in 'ossession of the s$e !ots s %i!ee in "o$$odt#$ #' to 1+13 *hen 'etitioner re'#dited the tr#st nd *hen it ''!ied for registrtion in 1+-<; tht 'etitioner hd /#st %een in 'ossession 'ossession s o*ner for e!e(en e!e(en &ers3 hen"e hen"e there is no 'ossi%i!it& of "#isiti(e "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion *hi"h re#ires 1, &ers 'ossession *ith /#st tit!e nd 2, &ers of 'ossession *itho#t; tht the 'rin"i'!e of res /#di"t on these findings %& the Co#rt of A''e!s *i!! %r reo'ening of these #estions of f"t; nd tht those f"ts $& no !onger %e !tered. "hnro%!es(irt#!* !i%rr& !i%rr&
0etitioner)s $otion for re"onsidertion of the res'ondent ''e!!te "o#rt)s De"ision in the t*o fore$entioned "ses 9CA6G.R. No. C6,714 nd ,71+: *s denied. The f"ts nd %"gro#nd of the "ses s nrrted %& the tri! "o#rt re s fo!!o*s —
. . . The do"#$ents nd re"ords 'resented re(e! tht the *ho!e "ontro(ers& strted *hen the defendnt Ctho!i" i"r A'osto!i" of the Mo#ntin 0ro(in"e 9ICAR for %re(it&: fi!ed *ith the Co#rt of >irst Instn"e of ?g#io6?eng#et3 on Se'te$%er 3 1+-< n ''!i"tion for registrtion of tit!e o(er Lots 13 <3 23 nd 7 in 0s#6 1+7253 sit#ted t 0o%!"ion Centr!3 L Trinidd3 ?eng#et3 do"eted s LRC N6+13 sid Lots %eing the sites of the Ctho!i" Ch#r"h %#i!ding3 "on(ents3 high s"hoo! %#i!ding3 s"hoo! g&$nsi#$3 s"hoo! dor$itories3 so"i! h!!3 stone*!!s3 et". Bn Mr"h <<3 1+-2 the =eirs of J#n !de nd the =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino fi!ed their Ans*erFB''osition on Lots Nos. < nd 23 res'e"ti(e!&3 sserting o*nershi' nd tit!e thereto. After tri! on the $erits3 the !nd registrtion "o#rt 'ro$#!gted its De"ision3 dted No(e$%er 153 1+-3 "onfir$ing the registr%!e tit!e of ICAR to Lots 13 <3 23 nd 7. The =eirs of J#n !de 9'!intiffs in the herein Ci(i! Cse No. 2-: nd the =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino 9'!intiffs in the herein Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5: ''e!ed the de"ision of the !nd registrtion "o#rt to the then Co#rt of A''e!s3 do"eted s CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R. The Co#rt of A''e!s rendered its de"ision3 dted M& +3 1+553 re(ersing the de"ision of the !nd registrtion "o#rt nd dis$issing the ICAR)s ''!i"tion s to Lots < nd 23 the !ots "!i$ed %& the t*o sets of o''ositors in the !nd registrtion "se 9nd t*o sets of '!intiffs in the t*o "ses no* t %r:3 the first !ot %eing 'resent!& o""#'ied %& the "on(ent nd the se"ond %& the *o$en)s dor$itor& nd the sister)s "on(ent. Bn M& +3 1+553 the =eirs of B"t(ino fi!ed $otion for re"onsidertion 'r&ing the Co#rt of A''e!s to order the registrtion of Lot 2 in the n$es of the =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino3 nd on M& 153 1+553 the =eirs of J#n !de nd 0"it !de fi!ed their $otion for re"onsidertion 'r&ing tht %oth Lots < nd 2 %e ordered registered in the n$es of the =eirs of J#n !de nd 0"it !de. Bn A#g#st 1<3 1+553 the Co#rt of A''e!s denied the $otion for re"onsidertion fi!ed %& the =eirs of J#n !de on the gro#nd tht there *s no s#ffi"ient $erit to /#stif& re"onsidertion one *& or the other . . .3 nd !ie*ise denied tht of the =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino. There#'on3 the ICAR fi!ed *ith the S#'re$e Co#rt 'etition for re(ie* on certiorari of the de"ision of the Co#rt of A''e!s dis$issing his 9its: ''!i"tion for registrtion of Lots < nd 23 d o"eted s G.R. No. L6 7-42<3 entit!ed3 Ctho!i" i"r A'osto!i" of the Mo#ntin 0ro(in"e (. Co#rt of A''e!s nd =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino.) >ro$ the deni! %& the Co#rt o f A''e!s of their $otion for re"onsidertion3 the =eirs of J#n !de nd 0"it !de3 on Se'te$%er 43 1+553 fi!ed *ith the S#'re$e Co#rt 'etition for re(ie*3 do"eted s G.R. No. L67-45<3 entit!ed3 =eirs of J#n !de nd 0"it !de (. Co#rt of A''e!s3 i"r3 =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino nd A$%!e B. !de. Bn Jn#r& 123 1+543 the S#'re$e Co#rt denied in $in#te reso!#tion %oth 'etitions 9of ICAR on the one hnd nd the =eirs of J#n !de nd 0"it !de on the other: for !" of $erit. U'on the fin!it& of %oth S#'re$e Co#rt reso!#tions in G.R. No. L67-42< nd G.R. No. L67-45<3 the =eirs of B"t(ino fi!ed *ith the then Co#rt of >irst Instn"e of ?g#io3 ?rn"h 113 Motion >or EHe"#tion of J#dg$ent 'r&ing tht the =eirs of B"t(ino %e '!"ed in 'ossession of Lot 2. The Co#rt3 'resided o(er %& =on. S!(dor J. !de3 on De"e$%er 53 1+543 denied the $otion on the gro#nd tht the Co#rt of A''e!s de"ision in CA6G.R. No. 2445, did not grnt the =eirs of B"t(ino n& ffir$ti(e re!ief. Bn >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 certiorari nd $nd$#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$idio B"t(ino fi!ed Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+: on J#!& <73 1+5+3 for re"o(er& of 'ossession of Lot 2; nd the =eirs of J#n !de fi!ed Ci(i! Cse No. 2- 97<+: on Se'te$%er <73 1+5+3 ! ie*ise for re"o(er& of 'ossession of Lot < 9De"ision3 ''. 1++6<,13 Brig. Re".:. In Ci(i! Cse No. 2-,5 971+: tri! *s he!d. The '!intiffs =eirs of Eg$idio B"t(ino 'resented one 91: *itness3 >r#"t#oso !de3 *ho testified on the !!eged o*nershi' of the !nd in #estion 9Lot 2: %& their 'rede"essor6in6interest3 Eg$idio B"t(ino 9EHh. C:; his *ritten de$nd 9EHh. ? 6 ?67: to defendnt i"r for the ret#rn of the !nd to the$; nd the reson%!e rent!s for the #se of the ! nd t 01,3,,,.,, 'er $onth. Bn the other hnd3 defendnt i"r 'resented the Register of Deeds for the 0ro(in"e of ?eng#et3 Att&. Ni"nor Sison3 *ho testified tht the !nd in #estion i s not "o(ered %& n& tit!e in the n$e of Eg$idio B"t(ino or n& of the '!intiffs 9EHh. 4:. The defendnt dis'ensed *ith the testi$on& of Mons. Wi!!i$ ?rsse#r *hen the '!intiffs d$itted tht the *itness if "!!ed to the *itness stnd3 *o#!d testif& tht
defendnt i"r hs %een in 'ossession of Lot 23 for se(ent&6fi(e 95: &ers "ontin#o#s!& nd 'e"ef#!!& nd hs "onstr#"ted 'er$nent str#"t#res thereon. In Ci(i! Cse No. 2-3 the 'rties d$itting tht the $teri! f"ts re not in dis'#te3 s#%$itted the "se on the so!e iss#e of *hether or not the de"isions of the Co#rt of A''e!s nd the S#'re$e Co#rt to#"hing on the o*nershi' of Lot <3 *hi"h in effe"t de"!red the '!intiffs the o*ners of the !nd "onstit#te res /#di"t. In these t*o "ses3 the '!intiffs rg#e tht the defendnt i"r is %rred fro$ setting #' the defense of o*nershi' nd or !ong nd "ontin#o#s 'ossession of the t*o !ots in #estion sin"e this is %rred %& 'rior /#dg$ent of the Co#rt of A''e!s in CA6G.R. No. ,2442,6R #nder the 'rin"i'!e of res /#di"t. 0!intiffs "ontend tht the #estion of 'ossession nd o*nershi' h(e !red& %een deter$ined %& the Co#rt of A''e!s 9EHh. C3 De"ision3 CA6G.R. No. ,2442,6R: nd ffir$ed %& the S#'re$e Co#rt 9EHh. 13 Min#te Reso!#tion of the S#'re$e Co#rt:. Bn his 'rt3 defendnt i"r $intins tht the 'rin"i'!e of res /#di"t *o#!d not 're(ent the$ fro$ !itigting the iss#es of !ong 'ossession nd o*nershi' ?e"#se the dis'ositi(e 'ortion of the 'rior /#dg$ent in CA6G.R. No. ,2442,6R $ere!& dis$issed their ''!i"tion for registrtion nd tit!ing of !ots < nd 2. Defendnt i"r "ontends tht on!& the dis'ositi(e 'ortion of the de"ision3 nd not its %od&3 is the "ontro!!ing 'rono#n"e$ent of the Co#rt of A''e!s. < The !!eged errors "o$$itted %& res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s ""ording to 'etitioner re s fo!!o*s@
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1. ERRBR IN A00LING LAW B> T=E CASE AND RES JUDICATA; <. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT T=E TRIAL CBURT RULED T=AT LBTS < AND 2 WERE ACUIRED ? 0URC=ASE ?UT WIT=BUT DBCUMENTAR EIDENCE 0RESENTED; 2. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT 0ETITIBNERS CLAIM IT 0URC=ASED LBTS < AND 2 >RBM ALDEK AND BCTAIANB WAS AN IM0LIED ADMISSIBN T=AT T=E >BRMER BWNERS WERE ALDEK AND BCTAIANB; 7. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT IT WAS 0REDECESSBRS B> 0RIATE RES0BNDENTS W=B WERE IN 0BSSESSIBN B> LBTS < AND 2 AT LEAST >RBM 1+,-3 AND NBT 0ETITIBNER; . ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT ALDEK AND BCTAIANB =AD >REE 0ATENT A00LICATIBNS AND T=E 0REDECESSBRS B> 0RIATE RES0BNDENTS ALREAD =AD >REE 0ATENT A00LICATIBNS SINCE 1+,-; -. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT 0ETITIBNER DECLARED LBTS < AND 2 BNL IN 1+1 AND JUST TITLE IS A 0RIME NECESSIT UNDER ARTICLE 1127 IN RELATIBN TB ART. 11<+ B> T=E CIIL CBDE >BR BRDINAR ACUISITIE 0RESCRI0TIBN B> 1, EARS; 5. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT T=E DECISIBN B> T=E CBURT B> A00EALS IN CA G.R. NB. ,2442, WAS A>>IRMED ? T=E SU0REME CBURT; 4. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT T=E DECISIBN IN CA G.R. NB. ,2442, TBUC=ED BN BWNERS=I0 B> LBTS < AND 2 AND T=AT 0RIATE RES0BNDENTS AND T=EIR 0REDECESSBRS WERE IN 0BSSESSIBN B> LBTS < AND 2 UNDER A CLAIM B> BWNERS=I0 IN GBBD >AIT= >RBM 1+,- TB 1+1; +. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT 0ETITIBNER =AD ?EEN IN 0BSSESSIBN B> LBTS < AND 2 MEREL AS ?AILEE 9?BRRBWER: IN CBMMBDATUM3 A GRATUITBUS LBAN >BR USE; 1,. ERRBR IN >INDING T=AT 0ETITIBNER IS A 0BSSESSBR AND ?UILDER IN GBBD >AIT= WIT=BUT RIG=TS B> RETENTIBN AND REIM?URSEMENT AND IS ?ARRED ? T=E >INALIT AND CBNCLUSIENESS B> T=E DECISIBN IN CA G.R. NB. ,2242,. 2 The 'etition is %ereft of $erit. 0etitioner #estions the r#!ing of res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s in CA6G.R. Nos. ,174 nd ,17+3 *hen it "!er!& he!d tht it *s in gree$ent *ith the findings of the tri! "o#rt tht the De"ision of the Co#rt of A''e!s dted M& 73 1+55 in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R3 on the #estion of o*nershi' of Lots < nd 23 de"!red tht the sid Co#rt of A''e!s De"ision 9CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R: did not 'ositi(e!& de"!re 'ri(te res'ondents s o*ners of the !nd3 neither *s it de"!red tht the& *ere not o*ners of the !nd3 %#t it he!d tht the 'rede"essors of 'ri(te res'ondents *ere 'ossessors of Lots < nd 23 *ith "!i$ of o*nershi' in good fith fro$ 1+,- to 1+1. 0etitioner *s in 'ossession s %orro*er in "o$$odt#$ #' to 1+13 *hen it re'#dited the tr#st %& de"!ring the 'ro'erties in its n$e for tHtion '#r'oses. When 'etitioner ''!ied
for registrtion of Lots < nd 2 in 1+-<3 it hd %een in 'ossession in "on"e't of o*ner on!& fo r e!e(en &ers. Brdinr& "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion re#ires 'ossession for ten &ers3 %#t !*&s *ith /#st tit!e. EHtrordinr& "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion re#ires 2, &ers. 7 Bn the %o(e findings of f"ts s#''orted %& e(iden"e nd e(!#ted %& the Co#rt of A''e!s in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R3 ffir$ed %& this Co#rt3 We see no error in res'ondent ''e!!te "o#rt)s r#!ing tht sid findings re res /#di"t %et*een the 'rties. The& "n no !onger %e !tered %& 'resenttion of e(iden"e %e"#se those iss#es *ere reso!(ed *ith fin!it& !ong ti$e go. To ignore the 'rin"i'!e of res /#di"t *o#!d %e to o'en the door to end!ess !itigtions %& "ontin#o#s deter$intion of iss#es *itho#t end. An eH$intion of the Co#rt of A''e!s De"ision dted M& 73 1+553 >irst Di(ision in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6 R3 sho*s tht it re(ersed the tri! "o#rt)s De"ision - finding 'etitioner to %e entit!ed to register the !nds in #estion #nder its o*nershi'3 on its e(!#tion of e(iden"e nd "on"!#sion of f"ts. The Co#rt of A''e!s fo#nd tht 'etitioner did not $eet the re#ire$ent of 2, &ers 'ossession for "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion o(er Lots < nd 2. Neither did i t stisf& the re#ire$ent of 1, &ers 'ossession for ordinr& "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion %e"#se of the %sen"e of /#st tit!e. The ''e!!te "o#rt did not %e!ie(e the findings of the tri! "o#rt tht Lot < *s "#ired fro$ J#n !de %& '#r"hse nd Lot 2 *s "#ired !so %& '#r"hse fro$ Eg$idio B"t(ino %& 'etitioner i"r %e"#se there *s %so!#te!& no do"#$entr& e(iden"e to s#''ort the s$e nd the !!eged '#r"hses *ere ne(er $entioned in the ''!i"tion for registrtion. ?& the (er& d$ission of 'etitioner i"r3 Lots < nd 2 *ere o*ned %& !de nd B"t(ino. ?oth !de nd B"t(ino hd >ree 0tent A''!i"tion for those !ots sin"e 1+,-. The 'rede"essors of 'ri(te res'ondents3 not 'etitioner i"r3 *ere in 'ossession of the #estioned !ots sin"e 1+,-. There is e(iden"e tht 'etitioner i"r o""#'ied Lots 1 nd 73 *hi"h re not in #estion3 %#t not Lots < nd 23 %e"#se the %#i!dings stnding thereon *ere on!& "onstr#"ted fter !i%ertion in 1+7. 0etitioner i"r on!& de"!red Lots < nd 2 for tHtion '#r'oses in 1+1. The i$'ro(e$ents on Lots 13 <3 23 7 *ere 'id f or %& the ?isho' %#t sid ?isho' *s ''ointed on!& in 1+753 the "h#r"h *s "onstr#"ted on!& in 1+1 nd the ne* "on(ent on!& < &ers %efore the tri! in 1+-2. "hnro%!es."o$.'h@(irt#!!*!i%rr&
When 'etitioner i"r *s notified of the o''ositor)s "!i$s3 the 'rish 'riest offered to %#& the !ot fro$ >r#"t#oso !de. Lots < nd 2 *ere s#r(e&ed %& re#est of 'etitioner i"r on!& i n 1+-<. 0ri(te res'ondents *ere %!e to 'ro(e tht their 'rede"essors) ho#se *s %orro*ed %& 'etitioner i"r fter the "h#r"h nd the "on(ent *ere destro&ed. The& ne(er sed for the ret#rn of the ho#se3 %#t *hen the& !!o*ed its free #se3 the& %e"$e %i!ors in "o$$odt#$ nd the 'etitioner the %i!ee. The %i!ees) fi!#re to ret#rn the s#%/e"t $tter of "o$$odt#$ to the %i!or did not $en d(erse 'ossession on the 'rt of the %orro*er. The %i!ee he!d i n tr#st the 'ro'ert& s#%/e"t $tter of "o$$odt#$. The d(erse "!i$ of 'etitioner "$e on!& in 1+1 *hen it de"!red the !ots for tHtion '#r'oses. The "tion of 'etitioner i"r %& s#"h d(erse "!i$ "o#!d not ri'en i nto tit!e %& *& of o rdinr& "#isiti(e 'res"ri'tion %e"#se of the %sen"e of /#st tit!e. The Co#rt of A''e!s fo#nd tht the 'rede"essors6in6interest nd 'ri(te res'ondents *ere 'ossessors #nder "!i$ of o*nershi' in good fith fro$ 1+,-; tht 'etitioner i"r *s on!& %i!ee in "o$$odt#$; nd tht the d(erse "!i$ nd re'#dition of tr#st "$e on!& in 1+1. We find no reson to disregrd or re(erse the r#!ing of the Co#rt of A''e!s in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R. Its findings of f"t h(e %e"o$e in"ontesti%!e. This Co#rt de"!ined to re(ie* sid de"ision3 there%& in effe"t3 ffir$ing it. It hs %e"o$e fin! nd eHe"#tor& !ong ti$e go. Res'ondent ''e!!te "o#rt did not "o$$it n& re(ersi%!e error3 $#"h !ess gr(e %#se of dis"retion3 *hen it he!d tht the De"ision of the Co#rt of A''e!s in CA6G.R. No. 2442,6R is go(erning3 #nder the 'rin"i'!e of res /#di"t3 hen"e the r#!e3 in the 'resent "ses CA6G.R. No. ,174 nd CA6G.R. No. ,17+. The f"ts s s#''orted %& e(iden"e est%!ished in tht de"ision $& no !onger %e !tered. W=ERE>BRE AND ? REASBN B> T=E >BREGBING3 this 'etition is DENIED for !" of $erit3 the De"ision dted A#g. 213 1+45 in CA6G.R. Nos. ,174 nd ,17+3 %& res'ondent Co#rt of A''e!s is A>>IRMED3 *ith "osts ginst 'etitioner. "hnro%!es."o$@ "r!*@red
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Nr(s3 Cr#3 Grio6A#ino nd Medi!de3 JJ.3 "on"#r. Endnotes:
1. Asso"ite J#sti"es Conrdo T. Li$"o"o3 Jose C. C$'os3 Jr. nd G!ori C. 0rs. <. De"ision in CA6G.R. No. C Nos. ,174 nd ,17+ dted A#g#st 213 1+45; ''. 11<61153 Ro!!o. 2. 0'. 613 0etition; ''. -6153 Ro!!o. 7. Arts. 1127 nd 11<+3 Ci(i! Code. . 0residing J#sti"e Mgno S. Gt$itn3 Asso"ite J#sti"es 0"ifi"o 0. de Cstro nd S$#e! Re&es. -. Lnd Reg. No. N+13 LRC Re". No. N6<<++1 of the then C.>.I. of ?g#io Cit&.