pilapil vs heirs of briones - g.r. no. 150175. february 5, 2007.docx

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THIRD DIVISION

[G.R. No. 150175. February 5, 2007.]

ERLINDA ILAILand HEIRS OF DONATA ORTIZ BRIONES,

namely: ESTELA, ERIBERTO AND VIRGILIO SANTOS, ANASANTOS CULTURA, ELVIRA SANTOS INOCENTES, ERNESTO

MENDOZA, RIZALINA SANTOS, ADOLFO MENDOZA and

PACITA MENDOZA, pe!!"ne#$, %$& HEIRS OF !A"I!INO R.

#RIONES, namely: SILVERIO S& BRIONES, PETRA BRIONES,

BONIFACIO CABAHUG, 'R&, ANITA TRASMONTE, CIRILITA

FORTUNA, CRESENCIA BRIONES, FUGURACION MEDALLE and

MERCEDES LAGBAS, #e$p"nden$&

R E S O L U T I O N

CHICO(NAZARIO, ' p:

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#ead$ a$ 2"ll"3$:

IN VIE4 OF THE FOREGOING, e a$$a!led De+!$!"n "2 e C"/# "2

Appeal$ !n CA(G&R& CV N"& 55)67, daed 8) A/0/$ -**), a22!#m!n0 eDe+!$!"n "2 e Ce1/ C!y RTC !n C!%!l Ca$e N"& CEB(5967, daed -

Sepem1e# )6., !$ e#e1y REVERSED and SET ASIDE; and e

C"mpla!n 2"# pa#!!"n, ann/lmen, and #e+"%e#y "2 p"$$e$$!"n 2!led 1y

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+"n$!$!n0 "2 e# $/#%!%!n0 $!$e#, R!=al!na O#!=(A0/!la R!=al!na;

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Ma

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e e$ae "2 D"naa; and a$ 2a# a$ !$ Pe!!"n !$ +"n+e#ned, all e e!#$

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De+em1e# )65, +la!m!n0 a e $a!d p#"pe#!e$ 3e#e al#eady /nde# !$

and !$ 3!2e>$ adm!n!$#a!"n a$ pa# "2 e !ne$ae e$ae "2 D"naa&

S!l%e#!">$ Lee#$ "2 Adm!n!$#a!"n 2"# e !ne$ae e$ae "2 Ma

RTC a0a!n$ e e!#$ "2 D"naa 2"# e pa#!!"n, ann/lmen, and

#e+"%e#y "2 p"$$e$$!"n "2 #eal p#"pe#y, d"+eed a$ C!%!l Ca$e N"&

CEB(5967& Tey lae# 2!led an Amended C"mpla!n, "n )) De+em1e#

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3!"/ e n"3led0e "2 e "e# e!#$, $/++eeded !n #e0!$e#!n0 !n e#

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