Virtucio vs Alegarbes-digest

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El l or i mo,Rege anU.PROPERTY JESUS VIRTUCIO VIRTUCIO vs. JOSE ALEGARBES

G.R. No. 187451

August 29, 212

I . Par t i e s :

Pe t i t i o ne r : JESUS VIRTUCIO Re s p o nd e n t :JOSE ALEGARBES I I .Synops i s / Ke yF ac t s :

Thi sp e t i t i o nf o rr e v i e wo nc e r t i o r a r iund e rRul e4 5s e e k st or e v e r s ea nds e ta s i det heF e b r ua r y25, 2 00 9De c i s i o n1o ft h eCo ur to fAp pe a l s( CA) ,i nCAG. R.CVNo .7 26 13 ,r e v e r s i nga nds e t t i nga s i d et h e Fe b r ua r y1 9,2 00 1De c i s i o n2o ft h eRe g i o na lT r i a lCo ur t ,Br a nc h1,I s a b e l a ,Ba s iI a n( RTC) ,i nCi v i l Ca s eNo .6 85 6 2 7,a na c t i o nf o r" Re c o v e r yo fPo s s e s s i o na ndO Ow wne r s h i pwi t hPr e l i mi na r yI nj unc t i o n. "

Al egar beswa wasgr ant eda24hect ar eHo Home mes t eadPat enti n1952.I n1955however ,t hel andwas s ubdi vi ded i nt ot hr ee( 3)l ot s–LotNos.138, 139and 140asaconsequenceofpubl i cl and s ubdi vi s i on.Lo t1 3 9wa sa l l oc a t e dt oCus t odi o,a ndLo t1 4 0wa sa l l oc a t e dt ope t i t i one rVi r t uc i o. Bot hCus t odi oandVi r t uci ofil edHome mes t eadAppl i ca t i onandwer egr ant ed. Al e g a r b e sfil e dpr o t e s to ppo s i ngt heho me me s t e a dso fCus t o di oa ndVi r t uc i o ,c l a i mi ngt ha thi s a ppr o v e da ppl i c a t i o nc o v e r e dt hewh who l ea r e a ,i nc l udi ngLo tNo s .1 3 9a nd1 4 0 ,b utwa sde ni e d and hewasor der ed t o vacat es ubj ec tl and buther ef us ed.I n 1997,Vi r t uci ot hen fil ed a c o mp mpl a i ntf o r" Re c o v e r yo fP o s s e s s i o na ndOwne r s hi pwi t hPr e l i mi na r yI nj unc t i o n"b e f o r et he RTC.Al egar besar guedt hatt hehi spos s es s i onofLotNos.138,139and140hadbeenopen, c o nt i nuo us ,pe a c e f ula nduni nt e r r upt e di nt hec o nc e p to fa no wn wne rf o rmo mo r et ha n3 0y e a r sa nd ha da c qui r e ds uc hl ot sb ya c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i on. TheRTC,i n2 0 0 1 ,r ul e di nf a v o ro fVi r t uc i oa ndo r d e r e dAl e g a r b e st ov a c a t eLo tNo .1 4 0 .The CA,o nt heo t he rha nd,r ul e dt ha tAl e g a r b e sbe c a me mei ps oj ur eo wn wne ro fLo t1 4 0a nd,t he r e f o r e , e nt i t l e dt or e t a i npos s e s s i onofi t ,byr e a s onofa c qui s i t i vepr e s c r i pt i on. I I I . I s s ueoft hec a s e:

1 .W/N Al e g ar be sa c qui r e do wn wne r s h i po ve rt hes u bj e c tpr ope r t yb ya c q ui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i o n. 2.W/N t heper i od ofacqui s i t i ve pr es cr i pt i on wasi nt er r upt ed i n 1961( ori n 1954when Al e g a r b e sfil e dt hepr o t e s t )whe nt heDi Di r e c t o ro fL andsr e nde r e dade c i s i o ng i v i ngduec o ur s e t ohi sh ome s t e a da ppl i c a t i o na ndt ha tofCus t o di o ,o rwh whe ns e v e r a le x t r a j udi c i a lde ma ma ndswe r e al s oma madeuponAl egar besdem ma andi ngt hathevaca t es ai dl ot . Page 1 of 3

I V. The or yoft hePa r t i e s :

 Ar gume nt so fPe t i t i o ne r :

Vi r t uc i oi ns i s t st ha tt hepe r i odofa c q ui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i onwa si nt e r r upt e donOc t obe r3 0,1 9 61 ( o ri n1 9 5 4whe nAl e g a r b e sfi l e dt hepr o t e s t )whe nt heDi r e c t o ro fLa ndsr e nde r e dade c i s i o n gi vi ngduec o ur s et ohi sh ome s t e a da ppl i c a t i ona ndt ha to fUl pi a noCus t o di o .Vi r t uc i of ur t he r c l ai ms t hats i nc e 1954 ,s eve r alext r aj udi c i aldemands wer e al s o made upon Al egar bes demandi ng t hathe vacat es ai dl ot .Thosedemandscons t i t ut et he“ext r aj udi ci aldemand” c ont e mpl a t e di nAr t i c l e11 55 ,t hus , t ol l i ngt hepe r i odofa c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i on.  Ar gume nt so fRe s po nde nt :

Al e g ar be sc l a i me dt ha tt hede c i s i ono ft heBur e a uo fLa ndswa sv oi da bi ni t i oc o ns i de r i ngt ha t t heAc t i ngDi r e c t oro fLa ndsa c t e dwi t houtj ur i s di c t i ona ndi nvi ol a t i onoft hepr o vi s i onso ft he Pub l i cLa ndAc t .Al e g a r b e sa r gue dt ha tt hes a i dde c i s i o nc o nf e r r e dnor i g ht sa ndi mpo s e dno dut i e sa ndl e f tt hepa r t i e si nt hes a mepo s i t i o na st he ywe r eb e f o r ei t si s s ua nc e .Hef ur t he r a l l e g e dt ha tt hepa t e nti s s ue di nf a v oro fVi r t uc i owa spr o c ur e dt hr oughf r a uda ndde c e i t ,t hus , voi da bi ni t i o. Al e g a r b e sf ur t he ra r g ue d,b ywa yo fs pe c i a la nd/o ra ffir ma t i v ede f e ns e s ,t ha tt hea ppr o va lo f hi shomes t eadappl i ca t i ononJ anuar y23,1952byt heBur eauofLandshadal r eadyat t ai ned fina l i t ya ndc o ul dno tb er e v e r s e d ,mo di fie do rs e ta s i de .Hi spo s s e s s i o no fLo tNo s .1 3 8 ,1 3 9and 1 4 0ha db e e no pe n,c o nt i nuo us , pe a c e f ula nduni nt e r r upt e di nt hec o nc e p to fa no wne rf o rmo r e t ha n3 0ye a r sa ndha da c qui r e ds uc hl o t sb ya c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i on. V. F i ndi ng s / Ra t i oDe c i de ndi :

1 .TheSC r ul e dt ha t" t heCA wa s ,t he r e f o r e ,c o r r e c ti nr ul i ngt ha tAl e g ar b e sbe c a mei ps oj ur e o wne ro fLo t1 4 0e nt i t l i nghi mt or e t a i npos s e s s i o no fi tb e c a us ehewa si no pe n,c o nt i nuo usa nd e x c l us i v epos s e s s i onf oro ve rt hi r t y( 3 0)y ea r so fa l i e na bl epubl i cl a nd. "Ar t i c l e11 06oft heNe w Ci vi lCode ,i nr e l a t i o nt oi t sAr t i c l e7 1 2 ,pr o vi de st ha tpr e s c r i pt i o ni samodeo fac q ui r i ng owner s hi pt hr ought hel aps eoft i mei nt hemannerandundert hec ondi t i onsl ai ddownbyl aw. Under t he s ame l aw,i tst at es t hatacqui s i t i ve pr es cr i pt i on may ei t her be or di nar y or e x t r a or di na r y .Or di na r ya c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i onr e qui r e spos s e s s i ono ft hi ngsi ngoodf a i t ha nd wi t hj us tt i t l ef orape r i odoft e ny ea r s ,whi l ee xt r a or di na r ya c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i onr e qui r e s uni nt e r r upt e da dv e r s epos s e s s i onoft hi r t yy e ar s , wi t houtne e doft i t l eoro fgoodf a i t h.TheCA, wascor r ec ti n findi ng t hat :“xxx Even i ft he dec i s i on t o appr ove appel l ee' s homes t ead appl i ca t i on overLot140 had become final ,appel l antcoul ds t i l lac qui r et he s ai dl otby a c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i on. ”I nt hec a s eofHe i r so fGa mosv .He i r so fF r a ndo,t heCour tr ul e dt ha t Page 2 of 3

t heme r ea ppl i c a t i o nf o rapa t e nt ,c o upl e d wi t ht hef a c to fe x c l us i v e ,ope n,c o nt i nuo usa nd no t o r i ouspos s e s s i o nf o rt her e qui r e d pe r i o d,i ss uffic i e ntt ov e s ti nt hea ppl i c a ntt hegr a nt a ppl i e df or .I tl i k e wi s ec i t e dt hec a s e so fS us iv .Ra z ona ndPi ne dav .CA,whe r et heCo ur tr ul e d t ha tt hepo s s e s s i ono fapa r c e lo fa gr i c ul t ur a ll a nd o ft hepubl i cdo ma i nf o rt hepr e s c r i be d pe r i odof3 0y ea r si ps oj ur ec o nv er t st hel oti nt opr i va t epr o pe r t y . I nt hi scas e,Al egar beshad appl i edf orhomes t eadpat entasear l yas1949.Hehad beeni n e x c l us i v e ,ope n,c o nt i nuousa ndno t or i ouspo s s e s s i onofLo t1 4 0f ora tl e a s t3 0y e ar s . Byt het i me t heDENR i s s u e di t so r de ro fe x e c ut i o ni n1 9 8 9 ,Al e g a r b e sha dLo t1 4 0i nhi spo s s e s s i o nf o r mor et han30year s .Evenmor esowhenVi r t uc i ofil edt hec ompl ai ntbef or et heRTC i n1997 , Al e ga r b e swa sa l r e a dyi npos s e s s i onoft hes ubj e c tpr ope r t yf orf or t y e i ght( 4 8 )y e a r s . 2 .Ci vi li nt e r r upt i ont a ke spl a c ewi t ht hes e r vi c eo fj udi c i a ls ummonst ot hepos s e s s or .Whe nno a c t i oni sfil e d,t he nt he r ei snoo c c a s i o nt oi s s ueaj udi c i a ls u mmo nsa ga i ns tt her e s po nde nt s . Thepe r i o do fa c q ui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i o nc o nt i nue st or un.Ar t i c l e1 1 5 5o ft heNe w Ci vi lCo de r e f e r st ot hei nt e r r upt i onofpr e s c r i pt i onofa c t i ons .I nt e r r upt i onofa c qui s i t i vepr e s c r i pt i on,on t heo t he rha nd,i sf o undi nAr t i c l e s1 1 2 01 1 2 5o ft hes a meCo de .Thus ,Vi r t uc i o ’ sr e l i a nc eon Ar t i c l e11 55f orpur pos e so ft ol l i ngt hepe r i odofa c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i oni smi s pl a c e d.Theonl y ki ndsofi nt e r r upt i ont ha te ffe c t i v el yt ol lt hepe r i odofa c q ui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i ona r ena t ur a la nd c i vi li nt e r r upt i on. VI . Di s pos i t i v ePor t i on:

I nvi e wo ft hef o r e g o i ng ,t heCo ur tne e dno tdwe l lo nt hec o mpl a i nto fVi r t uc i owi t hr e g a r dt o t hede l e t i ono ft hea wa r do fa t t or ne y ' sf e e si nhi sf a v or .I ti sl udi c r o usf o rt heCA t oor de r Al e g ar be st opa ya t t o r ne y ' sf e e s ,a same a s ur eofda ma g e s ,a ndc o s t s ,a f t e rfindi nghi mt oha v e a c qui r e do wne r s hi po ve rt hepr ope r t yb ya c qui s i t i v epr e s c r i pt i on. t hepe t i t i oni sDENI WHEREFORE, ED. SO ORDERED.

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