MID-TERM EXAMS IN LAND TITLES AND DEEDS

CHOOSE THE CORRECT STATEMENT FROM THE UNNUMBERED COLUMN BELOW

THAT MATCHES WITH THAT IN THE NUMBERED COLUMN. COPY THE CORRECT
STATEMENT OPPOSITE THE NUMBERED COLUMN. .
1. ca 141- Public Land Act
2. publication-jurisdictional requirement

3. agricultural lands- alienable lands

4. natural resources-Generally inalienable

5. judicial land registration- in rem proceeding

6. state ownership over all minerals-regalian doctrine

7. State- Attribute of ownership

8. Land Registration Authority

9. Nationalistic in essence-Generally inalienable

10. Sir Richard Torrens-English land reformer

11. DENR--implementing arm of land registration

12. Jus abutendi-primary source of any asserted right to ownership of land

13. June 12, 1945-Reckoning date of one’s possession

14. Predecessors in interes- -ancestors/antecedents in possession

15. 30 years -acquisitive prescription

Essay:

1. AB is the surviving heir of her parents. Inasmuch as her children have left their
hometown, she never had the chance to look after the tenants and the land. One day she
was shocked to receive summons from court. Her nephew filed an action in court to
quite title to the land which obviously he took over after his Aunt left town.

Answer the following:

1. Try to determine the nature of the action filed by her nephew?

Ans. The nature of the case is Action quite the title.

2. If you were the Aunt, how will you answer the action now pending in court? Give
your argument.
3. What action, if any, will you take under the circumstances?
4. Have you lost your right over the land of your parents?

2. The application for judicial registration filed by ND over the lot his parents acquired was
denied by the court on the ground that he could not convince the court that his
predecessors in interest had shown sufficiently their dominical interest over the property.
After what ND had demonstrated to the court that he was the one who personally
negotiated for the sale and acquisition of the property of his parents. Perplexed he could
not understand why the court was unconvinced of their arguments. He now consults you
of what should be rightly done under the premises –

a) Give your suggestion how should the dominical interest of his predecessors in interest
be shown to satisfy the court’s requirement.

b) Was it enough that facts be shown to the court as to how the property came to the
hands of his predecessors in interest?

c) Is the length of time necessary to be included in the narration of facts?