THE TITULO AND THE FANTASTIC CLAIM

OF THE MARIANO SAN PEDRO HEIRS

INTESTATE ESTATE OF DON MARIANO SAN PEDRO V. COURT OF
APPEALS
> This is a claim of a huge parcel of land covering lands in the provinces Nueva ecija, Bulacan, and
in cities including Quezon city.
> This case involves 2 cases, which prior to being decided by the SC were consolidated. The first
case was a complaint for recovery of possession and damages against Ocampo, Buhain, and Dela
Cruz. In the complaint, it was alleged that the defendants (Ocampo - Dela Cruz) were able to secure
from the Registry of Deeds of Quezon City titles to a portions of the claimed estate. In the end, the
lower courts ruled in favor of Ocampo - Dela Cruz, declaring
that the Torrens titles of the defendants cannot be defeated by the alleged Spanish title, Titulo
Propriedad no. 4316.
> The 2nd case is a petition for letters of adiministration over the intestate estate of the late Mariano
San Pedro Y Esteban. This involves a prayer to be declared as administrator. This case eventually
ended in the same manner as the first case - the Titulo de Prorpriedad was declared void and of no
legal force, therefore the lands covered by the Titulo are not within the estate of the deceased.
> Issue: W/N the Titulo de Propriedad is null and void and therefore the lands covered or claimed
under such title are not included in the estate of the deceased...
> The Titulo is null and void. It has been defeated by the title of the defendants under the Torrens
system.
> It is settled that by virtue of Pd no 892 which tool effect on Feb 16 1976 the syte of registration
under the Spanish Mortgage Law was abolished and all holders of Spanish titles or grants should
cause their lands coverd thereby to be registered under the Land Registration Act within 6mos from
date of effectivity of the said decree.
> Proof of compliance (Certificate of Title) with the said decree should have been presented during
trial.