Oh Cho vs. Dir of Lands Digest

Oh Cho v. Director of Lands (1946) G.R. No. L-4831. !"#"st 31$ 1946 Lessons !%%&ica'&e (Land it&es and Deeds) *ec.  !rt. +,,$ 198 Constit"tion !C* Oh Cho is a%%ea&in# fro/ the re0ection of his a%%&ication 'ased on dis"a&ification as a&ien (Chinese) fro/ ac"irin# &ands of the %"'&ic do/ain. 2e had o%en$ contin"o"s$ ec&"sive and notorio"s %ossession of the &ot fro/ 188 to fi&in# of the a%%&ication for re#istration on 5an"ar 1$ 194 ,**7 :N Oh Oh Cho entit&ed to decree or re#istration of the &ot. &ot. 2LD NO. GR !&& &ands that ;ere not ac"ired fro/ the Govern/ent$ either ' %"rchase or ' #rant 'e&o; to the %"'&ic do/ain ce%t ce%tion ion in the %osse %ossessi ssion on of an occ"%a occ"%ant nt and of his %redec %redecess essors ors in inter interest est since since ti/e ti/e i//e/oria&$ for s"ch %ossession ;o"&d 0"stif the %res"/%tion that the &and had never 'een %art of the %"'&ic do/ain or that it had 'een a %rivate %ro%ert even 'efore the *%anish con"est. (Cari