G.R. No. 151334 February 13, 2013
CAROLINA (CARLINA) (CARLINA) VDA. VD A. DE FIGURACION, HEIRS OF ELENA FIGURACION-ANCHETA, namely: LEONCIO ANCHETA, JR., and ROULO ANCHETA, HEIRS OF HILARIA A. FIGURACION, namely: FELI!A FIGURACION-ANUEL, AR" FIGURACION-GINE#, and EILIA FIGURACION-GERILLA, FIGURACION-GERILLA, AND HEIRS OF $UINTIN $ UINTIN FIGURACION, namely: LINDA . FIGURACION, LEANDRO . FIGURACION, II, and ALLAN . FIGURACION, Petitioners, FIGURACION, Petitioners, vs. EILIA FIGURACION-GERILLA FIGURACION-GERILLA,, Respondent.
Facts: Te parties are te eirs o! "eandro Fi#uracion $o died intestate in 1%5&. Petitioner 'aro(ina is te survivin# spouse. )ub*ect o! te dispute are t$o parce(s o! (and bot situated in +rdaneta, Pan#asinan, $ic $ere acuired by "eandro durin# is (i!eti-e. ot (ands $ere re#istered in te na-e o! /"eandro Fi#uracion -arried to 'aro(ina dviento. "eandro eecuted a eed o! uitc(ai- over te t$o rea( properties in !avor o! is si 67 ci(dren on u#ust 23, 1%55. Teir sares, o$ever, $ere $ere not de(in de(ineat eated ed $it $it part partic icu(a u(arit rity y beca becaus use e spous spouses es "eand "eandro ro and and 'aro(ina 'aro(ina reserved te (ots and its !ruits !or teir epenses. epenses. (so invo(ved invo(ved in te te cont contro rove vers rsy y is "ot "ot No. No. 808 808 o! te te 'ada 'adast stra ra() ()ur urve vey y o! +rda +rdane neta ta,, Pan#asinan $ic $as ori#ina((y o$ned by 9u(a(iodviento 9u(a(io7. n Nove-ber 2&, 1%61, a eed o! uitc(ai- over te eastern a(! o! "ot "ot No. No. 808 808 $as $as eec eecut uted ed in !avo !avorr o! 9-i( 9-i(ia ia.. )oon )oon ter terea ea!t !ter er or on ece-b ece-ber er 11, 11, 1%62, 1%62, petiti petitione onerr 'aro(i 'aro(ina na eecut eecuted ed an !!ida !!idavit vit o! )e(!; )e(!; d*udication ad*udicatin# unto erse(! te entire "ot No. 808 as te so(e and ec(usive eir o! er deceased parents, 9u(a(io and Faustina. n te sa-e date, 'aro(ina a(so eecuted a eed o! bso(ute )a(e over "ot No. 808 in !avor o! petitioners
debac(e o! te Fi#uracions started in 1%%4 $en te partition o! "ot No. 808 as $e(( as "ot Nos. 22%% and 805. =ssues: 1. ?@N te respondent can co-pe( te partition o! "ot No. 808 2.?@N te respondentAs ri#t to de-and !or partition is not barred by acuisitive prescription or (aces te !or-erAs p(ace in te co;o$nersip and as suc co;o$ner, as te ri#t to co-pe( partition at any ti-e
2. Te respondentAs ri#t to de-and !or partition is not barred by acuisitive prescription or (aces 'o;eirs or co;o$ners cannot acuire by acuisitive prescription te sare o! te oter co;eirs or co;o$ners absent a c(ear repudiation o! te co o$nersip. Te act o! repudiation, as a -ode o! ter-inatin# co; o$nersip, is sub*ect to certain conditions, to $it: 17 a co;o$ner repudiates te coo$nersipB 27 suc an act o! repudiation is c(ear(y -ade >no$n to te oter co;o$nersB 37 te evidence tereon is c(ear and conc(usiveB and 47 e as been in possession trou# open, continuous, ec(usive, and notorious possession o! te property !or te period reuired by (a$. Te petitioners !ai(ed to co-p(y $it tese conditions. Furter, records do not re!(ect conc(usive evidence so$in# te -anner o! occupation and possession eercised by on(y to 1%&5 $en e p(ace $en acts o! o$nersip eercised are va#ue. Te petition is denied.
