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PERALTA, J.:
This is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the
Decision1 dated November 23, 2004 of the Court of Appeals
(CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 83595, and its Resolution2 dated
January 18, 2005, denying petitioners motion for
reconsideration.
The factual and procedural antecedents are as follows:
The siblings Sofia Torres (Sofia), Fructosa Torres
(Fructosa), and Mario Torres (Mario) each own adjacent
20,000 square meters track of land situated at Barrio
Lankaan, Dasmarias, Cavite, covered by Transfer
Certificate of Title (TCT) Nos. 251267,3 251266,4 and
251265,5 respectively.
Sometime in 1997, Nicanor Satsatin (Nicanor) asked
petitioners mother, Agripina Aledia, if she wanted to sell
their lands. After consultation with her daughters,
daughter-in-law, and grandchildren, Agripina agreed to
sell the proper-
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14Id., at p. 130.
15Id., at pp. 154-156.
16Id., at pp. 131-132.
17Id., at pp. 133-145.
18Id., at pp. 146-153.
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29Id., at p. 53.
30Id., at p. 58.
31Id., at pp. 60-69.
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I.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN
ORDERING THE LIFTING OF THE WRIT OF ATTACHMENT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13, RULE 57 OF THE REVISED
RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE.
II.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN
HOLDING THAT PUBLIC RESPONDENT COMMITTED
GRAVE ABUSE OF DISCRETION AMOUNTING TO LACK OF
OR IN EXCESS OF JURISDICTION IN GRANTING THE WRIT
OF ATTACHMENT DESPITE THE BOND BEING
INSUFFICIENT AND HAVING BEEN IMPROPERLY ISSUED.
III.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN NOT
DISMISSING THE PETITION BY REASON OF ESTOPPEL,
LACHES AND PRESCRIPTION AND IN HOLDING THAT THE
WRIT OF ATTACHMENT WAS IMPROPERLY AND
IRREGULARLY ENFORCED IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 5,
RULE 57 OF THE REVISED RULES OF COURT.
IV.
THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS ERRED IN
HOLDING THAT THE PRINCIPLE OF ESTOPPEL WILL NOT
LIE AGAINST RESPONDENTS.
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