- Petitioner
- Heirs of Timbang Daromimbang Dimaampao
- Respondent
- Atty. Abdullah Alug
- Citation
- G.R. No. 198223
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Third Division
- Ponente
- Peralta, J.
- Decided
- February 18, 2015
Summary
The Supreme Court dismissed a petition challenging a land ownership dispute involving a 157,738 square meter property in Marawi City. Petitioners, as heirs of Timbang Dimaampao, sought to nullify a 1978 deed of sale between Cota Dimaampao and respondents, claiming the land was inherited through dowry. The Court applied res judicata, finding that the identical ownership issue was already decided with finality in Civil Case No. 2410, where Cota's ownership and the validity of the 1978 sale were upheld. The Court also found the action had prescribed under Article 1144 of the Civil Code, as it was filed 27 years after the sale's registration in 1978. The decision reinforces the finality of judgments and the binding effect of res judicata on subsequent litigation involving the same parties and subject matter.