DEFENSE FOR FAMILY'S CASE ON ANNULMENT OF SALE OF UNREGISTERED LAND AT PLING: (1) AN ACTION TO ANNUL A CONTRACT ON THE GROUND

OF FRAUD MUST BE BROUGHT WITHIN 4 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF DISCOVERY OF THE FRAUD..SINCE THIS IS IN ESSENCE AN ACTION TO RECOVER OWNERSHIP, IT MUST BE RECKONED FROM THE DATE OF E ECUTION OF THE CONTRACT OR FROM THE REGISTRATION OF THE ALLEGED FRAUDULENT DOCUMENT WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF TRANSFERRING THE TA DECLARATION, THIS BEING UNREGISTERED LAND (BAEL VERSUS INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, G.R. L!"44#$, %ANUARY $&, 1'(', 1)' SCRA )1"). (#) IF THE ACTION IS TO BE TREATED AS AN ACTION RO RECOVER OWNERSHIP OF LAND, IT WOULD HAVE PRESCRIBED %UST THE SAME BECAUSE MORE THAN 1& YEARS HAVE ALREADY ELAPSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE E ECUTION OF THE SALE. SUPPORTING PROVISION: 1. ART 1"$, CIVIL CODE