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Heirs of Marasigan Vs IAC
Heirs of Marasigan Vs IAC
vs.
HEIRS OF MARIA MARASIGAN, namely, Teofilo, Isabel, Maximina, Anicia,
and Francisco, all surnamed Marasigan, petitioners,
vs.
THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT and MARIA
MARRON, respondents.
FACTS:
On April 24, 1975, a civil case entitled “Maria Marron v. Felicisimo Bazar
and Fe S. Bazar” was filed before the then CFI of Manila, Br. XIII. This action
sought to compel defendants Bazar to execute a registrable Deed of Absolute
Sale of Lot No. 2-A covered by T.C.T No. 100612 in favor of Maria Marron.
On January 27, 1976, while the above case was still pending, private
respondent Marron caused the annotation of a notice of lis pendens at the back
of T.C.T. No. 100612.
The Bazars filed a petition for relief of the February 24 judgment and
while this was pending, the moved to set aside the same on the ground of lack
of jurisdiction over their persons. Meanwhile, Marron’s Land Registration Court
case was dismissed by CFI Manila, Br. XIII for said court acting as an L.R.C.
cannot act under summary proceedings for having only limited and special
jurisdiction. Then, Marron filed another civil case to cancel Marasigan’s TCT.
This was denied for being premature. But, on appeal, the IAC ruled in favor of
Marron by virtue of the notice of lis pendens. Hence, this petition by the heirs
of Marasigan, the latter having died in the course of the proceedings.
ISSUE:
Whether or not the party who bought it with a notice of lis pendens
annotated at the back of her title has the better right to the property in
question as against the party in whose favor the notice was made
RULING:
No. The Supreme Court affirmed the appellate court, stating that this
question is resolved in favor of the party who had the notice annotated and
who won the litigation over the property, Maria Marron in this case.