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    Valentin Susi filed a complaint against Angela Razon and the Director of Lands claiming ownership over a parcel of land that had been sold to Angela Razon. Valentin Susi and his predecessors had possessed and occupied the land openly for 45 years. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Valentin Susi, finding that his long-term possession of the land meant it was no longer public domain and had become private property. Therefore, the Director of Lands did not have the authority to sell the land to Angela Razon, making that sale void. The court declared Valentin Susi the rightful owner of the land.

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    Valentin Susi filed a complaint against Angela Razon and the Director of Lands claiming ownership over a parcel of land that had been sold to Angela Razon. Valentin Susi and his predecessors had possessed and occupied the land openly for 45 years. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Valentin Susi, finding that his long-term possession of the land meant it was no longer public domain and had become private property. Therefore, the Director of Lands did not have the authority to sell the land to Angela Razon, making that sale void. The court declared Valentin Susi the rightful owner of the land.

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    02 SUSI Vs RAZON

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    Valentin Susi filed a complaint against Angela Razon and the Director of Lands claiming ownership over a parcel of land that had been sold to Angela Razon. Valentin Susi and his predecessors had possessed and occupied the land openly for 45 years. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Valentin Susi, finding that his long-term possession of the land meant it was no longer public domain and had become private property. Therefore, the Director of Lands did not have the authority to sell the land to Angela Razon, making that sale void. The court declared Valentin Susi the rightful owner of the land.

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    G.R. No L-24066 December 9, 1925 (SUSI vs.

    RAZON)
    Valentin Susi, plaintiff-appellee
    vs.
    Angela Razon and the Director of Lands, Defendants, The Director of
    Lands, appellant

    FACTS:
    A complaint was filed by Valentin Susi against Angela Razon and the Director of
    Lands, praying for judgement:
    a. Declaring plaintiff as the sole and absolute owner of the parcel of subject land;
    b. Annulling the sale made by the Director of Lands in favor of Angela Razon, on the
    ground that the land is a private property;
    c. Ordering the cancellation of the certificate of title issued to Angela Razon; and
    d. Ordering the payment of the defendant to the plaintiff the sum of P500.00, as
    damages.

    The Director of Lands denied each and every allegation contained in the complaint
    and, as a special defense, alleged that the subject land was a property of the Government of
    the United States under the administration and control of the Philippines before its sale to
    Angela Razon, which was made in accordance with law.

    The evidence shows that on December 18, 1880, Nemesio Pintac sold the subject land
    and a fish pond to Apolonio Garcia and Basilio Mendoza. After being in possession thereof
    for about 8 years, Garcia and Mendoza sold the property to Valentin Susi.

    Before the execution of the Deed of Sale, Valentin Susi paid its price and sown
    “bacawan” on the land, availing himself to the firewood gathered thereon, with the proceeds
    of sale oh which he had paid the price of the property.

    The possession and occupation of the land by Apolonio Garcia and Basilio Medoza, and
    then by Valentin Susi had been open, continuous, adverse and public, without any
    interruption, except during the revolution, or disturbance, except when Angela Razon
    commenced the action in the Court of First Instance to recover the possession of the said
    land. The Court of First Instance rendered judgment, in favor of Valentin Susi.

    Having failed in her attempt to obtain possession of the land through court, Angela
    Razon applied to the Director of Lands for the purchase thereof. Valentin, upon learning the
    application, apposed thereto, asserting his possession of the land for twenty-five years.
    After conducting an administrative investigation, the Director of Lands overruled the
    opposition of Valentin Susi and sold the land to Angela Razon. By virtue of the said grant,
    the Register of Deeds issued the proper Certificate of Title to Angela Razon.

    ISSUE:
    Who is then the rightful owner of the land in question?

    HELD:
    The Supreme Court in their decision favored Valentin Susi. It clearly appears from the
    evidence that Valentine Susi has been in the possession of the land in question openly,
    continuously, adversely and publicly, personally and through his predecessors for forty-five
    years. These being the facts, there is the presumption juris et de jure as established in
    paragraph (b) of section 45 of Act No. 2874, amending Act, No. 926, that all the necessary
    requirements for a grant by the Government were complied with. So that when Angela
    Razon applied for the grant in her favor, Valentin Susi had already acquired, by operation of
    law, not only a right to a grant, but a grant of the Government, for a certificate of title is not
    necessary to be issued in her name in order that the said grant may be sanctioned by the
    courts. An application therefore is sufficient under section 47 of Act No, 2874. In effect,
    Valentin Susi had acquired the land by a grant of the State, and it already ceased to be
    public domain and had become a private property. Consequently, the selling of the land in
    question to Angela Razon, the Director of Lands disposed a land over which he had no
    longer title ot control, hence, the sale made was void and of no effect. Angela Razon did not
    hereby acquire any right over the land.

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