J.M. Tuason & Co., Inc., Jose M. Tuason, Nicasio A. Tuason, Teresa Tuason, Celso S. Tuason and Severo A. Tuason Vs. Hon. Herminio C. Mariano, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal Manuel Aquial, Maria Aquial, Spouses Jose M. Cordova and Saturnina C. Cordova

J. M. TUASON & CO., INC., JOSE M. TUASON, NICASIO A. TUASON, TERESA TUASON, CELSO S. TUASON and SEVERO A. TUASON, Petitioners, 


Vs.


HON. HERMINIO C. MARIANO, Presiding Judge of the Court of First Instance of Rizal MANUELA AQUIAL, MARIA AQUIAL, Spouses JOSE M. CORDOVA and SATURNINA C. CORDOVA, Respondents.

Sison Law Office and Senensio O. Ortile for petitioners.
Hill & Associates Law Office for respondents Aquials.
Antonio E. Pesigan for respondents Cordovas.

G.R. No. L-33140, October 23, 1978


Facts:

 Respondents Aquial were claiming ownership of a parcel of land located in Quezon City having an area of 383 hectares. They are alleging that the land to which they claim was acquired by their father by means of Spanish Title, has been fraudulently and erroneously included in O.C.T. No. 735. Plaintiffs Aquial prayed that O.C.T. No. 735 and the titles derived be declared void due to certain irregularities in the Land Registration proceedings.

J.M. Tuason & Co., Inc. filed a motion to dismiss on the grounds of lack of jurisdiction, improper venue, prescription, laches and prior judgment. However, the lower court issued an order requiring parties to produce in court the certificate of title and the production in court of the plan of the land covered by O.C.T. No. 735, allegedly for determining the ownership of the land.

Defendants filed the instant civil actions of certiorari and prohibition.

Issue:

 Whether or Not O.C.T. No. 735 is valid.

Held:

 Yes. O.C.T. No. 735 is valid. The validity of O.C.T. No. 735 was already decided by the Supreme Court in the previous cases of Benin vs. Tuason, Alcantara vs. Tuason, and Pili vs. Tuason.

The rulings in these cases was also applied in other cases involving the validity of O.C.T. No. 735.

Considering the principle of "Stare Decisis" or "Follow Past Precedents and do not disturb what has been settled", the court ruled that respondents cannot maintain their action without eroding the long settled holding of the Courts that O.C.T. No. 735 is valid and no longer open to attack.

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