Abobon v Abobon

Donat i onsPr opt erNupt i as Abobo nvAbobon Anap pe al o nt h ed ec i s i o no ft h eCo ur to fAp pe al sa ffir ffir mi n gt h er e s ol u t i o no ft h eMCT Ca ndRTC whe r eb yr e nde r i n gj u dge men me ti nf a v orh er ei nr e sp on den t s ,Fel i c i t aAb ob onan dGemi naAbo bon , dec l ar i ngt hem ast r ueandl awf ul o wnerandpos s es s oroft hel andi nques t i onandor der i ngher ei n pe t i t i oner ,Numer i anoAbobon,t ov a cat et hepr emi s e. FACTS:   Re s po nd en t st o oka c t i o nb ef o r et h eMCT Cf o rr e c ov e r yo fp os s e s s i o no fa4 , 6 88Sq m r i c el andwhi c hwassi t uat edi nPobl ac i on,Labr ador ,Pang as i nan,andc ov er edb yT r ans f er Cer t i fi c at eofTi t l e( TCT)No.201367o ft heRegi s t r yofDeedsofPang as i nananda v er r i ngt hatt he y wer et her egi s t er edowner ;t hatt heyhadal l owedt hepet i t i oner ,t hei rfi r s tc ous i n,t ot hef r eeus eof t hel andoutofbene v ol enc e;andt hatt he yno wi mmedi at el yneededt hepar c el ofl andf ort hei rown us eandhadac c or di ngl ydemandedt hatpe t i t i oners houl dv ac at eandr e t ur ni tt ot hem buthehad r e f u s e d . Thepe t i t i oneral l egedt hathedi dno tv ac at et hepr emi s ebec aus ehewast heo wneroft hel andi n ques t i on.Heas ser t edt hati ft hel andi nques t i onr el at edt ot heuni r r i gat edr i c el andwi t hanar eaof 3, 000s quar eme t er st hathewaspr es ent l yt i l l i ngandc ov er edb yt axdec l ar at i onno.2i nt hename ofhi sf at her ,Raf ael Abobon( Raf ael ) ,t hent her es pondent sdi dnothav eav al i dc aus eofac t i on ag ai ns thi m bec aus ehehadi nher i t edt hatpor t i onf r om hi spar ent s ;t hatheandhi spr edec es s or s i ni nt er es thadal s oc ont i nuous l y ,publ i c l yandadv er s el yandi nt hec onc eptofownerpos s es s ed t hepar c el ofl andf ormor et han59y ear s ;t hati n1937,hi sgr andf at herEmi l i oAbobon( Emi l i o) ,t he or i gi nal o wner ,hadgr ant edt hatpor t i onof3, 000s quar eme t er st oRaf ael whenhego tma r r i edt o h i smo mo t he r ,Ap ol o ni aPa sc ua ,b yme me an sofado nat i o n propter nuptias;t hats i nc et henhi s par ent shadpos s es sedandt i l l edt hel and;t hathehi ms el fhadex c l us i v el yi nher i t edt hel andf r om hi spar ent si n1969bec aus ehi sbr ot herJ os ehadr ec ei v edhi so wni nher i t anc ef r om t hei rpar ent s ; t hatt hepos ses si onofhi spar ent sandhi sownhadc ont i nuedunt i l t hepr es ent ;t hatas s umi ngt hat t h er es po nd ent swer et het r u eo wn er soft h el a nd,t h eywe r ea l r e ad yes t op pedb yl a ch esf r om r ec ov er i ngt hepor t i onof3, 000s quar eme t er sf r om hi m. Th eMCTCr ul e di nf a v oro fr e sp onde nt ss t at i ngt h att h el an di nq ue s t i o nwa sp ur c has edb y r e sp on den t s ’ p ar e nt sLe od ega r i oAb ob on( Le od eg ar i o)a ndMa ca r i aAba t af r o m Emi l i owi t ht h e c onf or mi t yofhi sot herc hi l dr en,i nc l udi ngRaf ael ( pet i t i oner sf at her ) .TheMCTCf ur t herf oundt hat t h e3 , 00 0s qua r eme t e rl an dNu me me r i a nor ef e r r edt oa sd on at edt oh i spa r en t swa sno tt h es ameas t hel andi nques t i on. Pet i t i onerappeal edbef or et heRTC.Li k ewi s e,i tuphel dt hedec i s i onoft heMCTC.St i l l di s sat i s fied, pet i t i onerappeal edv i apet i t i onf orr e vi ewbef or et heCour tofappeal s ,andt hec our taffir medt he r ul i ngsoft hel owerc our t s .Henc et hi sappeal bef or et heSC. I ssue:W/ O Numer i anoAbobon’ scl ai m ont hel andi nquest i oni st he3, 000sqm l andhei s r e f e r r i ngt ot ha twa sdona t e dpr opt e rnupt i a l st ohi spa r e nt s ? W/ O Nume mer i anoAboboni nher i t edt hel andgi vent ohi spar ent sasdonat edpr opt er nupt i a l s?

Donat i onsPr opt erNupt i as Abobo nvAbobon

1-NO.Al l t hel owerc our t suni f or ml yf oundt hathi sev i denc er el at edt oapar c el ofl andentirely different f r om t hel andi nques t i on.Ac c or di ngt ot heMCTC,“ t hel andf orwhi c hhehaspr es ent ed ev i denc et os uppor thi scl ai m ofowner s hi pi sent i r el ydi ffer entf r om t hel andt hepl ai nt i ffsar e c l ai mi ng. ” Oni t spar t ,t heRTChel dt hat“ t hel and,s ubj ec tmat t eroft hi scont r ov er s yi sal l of4668 s q.me t er sandbear i ngdi ff er entboundar i esf r om t hato ft hedonat edpr oper t yandwasal r eady r egi s t er edunderOCTNo.28727asear l yas1926, ”s uc ht hat“ t hesubj ec tpr oper t yi ss epar at eand di s t i nc tf r om t hatpr oper t ydonat edt ot hedef endant ’ spar ent si n1937. ” Agr eei ngwi t hbot hl ower c our t s ,t heCAdec l ar ed:“ ( i ) nfi ne,whatt hes edec i s i onsar es ay i ngi st hatpet i t i onerma yha ve e v i de nc et ha th eo wn sap ar c el ofl a ndb ut ,b as edo nt h ee v i de nc eh eha dpr e se nt e d,t h es ai d par c el ofl andi sdi ffer entf r om t heonehei spr es ent l yoc cupy i ng. ” hedonat i on propter 2- NO. The MCTC stated that i nt

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l andt her eb yc ov er edhadno tbeenr egi s t er edunderAc tNo.496orundert hepr o vi s i onsoft he Span i s hMo r t g ag eL aw,wh er ea st h el a ndi nq ues t i o nh ada l r e ad yb eenr e gi s t e r e d;t h ate v en as sumi ngt hatt he3, 000s quar emet erl andwasi ns i det hel andi nques t i on,hi sc l ai m woul ds t i l l not p r o sp erbe ca us et h ed on at i o n propter nuptias i nhi spar ent s ’ f av orhadbeeni nv al i df ornothav i ng beens i gnedandac cept edi nwr i t i ngbyRaf ael ,hi sf at her ;t hatt hedonat i on propter nuptias had a l s ob ee nc an ce l l edord i s s ol v e dwhe nh i smo t he rh ads i gn eda sani ns t r u me nt a lwi t ne ssan dh i s f at herhadgi v enhi scons entt ot hes al eoft hel andi nques t i ont henc ov er edbyOr i gi nal Cer t i fi cat e No.28727byEmi l i ot oLeodegar i o;andt hathi spar ent s ’ as s entt ot hes al es i gni fi edei t hert hathi s par ent shadc onf or medt ot hedi s s ol ut i onoft hedonat i on propter nuptias i nt hei rf av or ,ort hatt he l an ds ol dt oL eod eg ar i oh adb ee nd i ff er en tf r o mt h el a ndd on at edt ot he m.