Heirs of Pedro Cueto Represented By Asuncion Cueto v. Hon. Court of Appeals (Special Former First Division)

Summary

This case involves a dispute over tenancy rights on a 1.20-hectare riceland in Camarines Sur. The Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board declared Consolacion Compuesto as the bonafide tenant of Pedro Cueto, ordering the return of physical possession to her. The Court of Appeals affirmed this decision when challenged by the Heirs of Pedro Cueto. However, while the case was pending before the Supreme Court, all parties entered into a compromise agreement on March 20, 2001, agreeing to divide the landholding equally between Compuesto and the Heirs of Spouses Zacarias and Coleta Buenaagua, with both paying P25,000 each to Pedro Cueto's heirs. The Supreme Court approved the compromise agreement, finding it not contrary to law, morals, good customs, and public policy, and rendered judgment accordingly under Article 2037 of the Civil Code.