ELISEO DELA TORRE, EMILIO DELA TORRE, PATRICIO DELA TORRE AND MARTIN D. PANTALEON, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, ISABELO DELA TORRE, LIBRADA ILAGAN DELA TORRE, SPS. EMILIO ANDRES AND LYDIA CLARK, SPS. ARSENIO AURELIO AND FELICIDAD ANDRES, SPS. GONZALO MAÑALAC AND MARINA ANDRES, AND SPS. NORBERTO ANDRES

Ruling

WHEREFORE , in view of the foregoing, the Petition is GRANTED and the Decisions of respondent Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 27891 and the Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan, Branch 18, in Civil Case No. 978 are SET ASIDE. Let new judgment issue (1) declaring petitioner Martin Pantaleon as the true owner of the land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-257086; (2) canceling Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-257086 as well as the owners duplicate certificate; (3) directing the Register of Deeds of Bulacan to issue a new certificate of title covering the subject land in the name of Martin Pantaleon; (4) ordering respondent Isabelo dela Torre to return the amount of P55,000.00 paid by respondents Emilio Andres and company as purchase price for the litigated property with 12% interest per annum from May 25, 1979 until fully paid, together with costs of the action. SO ORDERED.