REPUBLI C OFTHEPHI LI PPI NES REGI ONALTRI AL COURT FI RSTJUDI CI ALREGI ON DagupanCi t y Br anc h_ _ _ _
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For :Nul l i t yofDocument s, Cancel l at i on ofTi t l eandDama mages Mr .Pedr odel aCr uz , De Def endant . x------------------- ----------- x
PRE RETRI ALBRI EF COM OMES NOW, t he DEFENDANT by couns e l and t o t hi s Honor abl eCo ur t ,r e s pe c t f ul l ys ubmi t shi spr e t r i albr i e fc ont ai ni ng t hef ol l o wi wi ng:
1.Def endanti swi wi l l i ng t o ent eri nt o an ami mi cabl e set t l eme ment oft he case,undert he t er msand condi t i onsagreeabl et o bot h par t i es and submi tt o al t er nat i ve modes ofdi sput e r esol ut i on; : 2.Def endant sadmi mi t st hef ol l owi ngf acts a.Par agr aph2,3,4,and5oft hecomp mpl ai nt ; b.Def endantadmi t st hatt her e was a ne w t ax dec l ar at i on i ssued wi t hr es pectt ot het ax decl ar at i on i nt hename meof def endant ,as st at ed i n par agr aph 6 oft hecomp mpl ai nt ,but DENY f orl ackofknowl edgesuffici entt of orm abel i efast o t he t r ut h or f al si t yt hat pl ai nt i ff at t emp mpt ed t o pay r eal pr ope r t y t ax on Januar y 15, 2014 on t he af or esai d p r o p e r t y ; 1
c.As ment i on i n par agr aph 7 oft he c ompl ai nt , De f e ndant admi t st hatt her e was a Tr ansf erCer t i ficat e of Ti t l e No. 567890 unde rhi s name,but DENY f orl ack ofsuffici ent knowl edge t of or m a bel i eft hat pl ai nt i ff made f ur t her i nq ui r i e swi t ht heRe g i s t e ro fDe e ds ; d.Par agr aph8,10and11oft hecompl ai nt .
3.I ssuest r i edort ober esol ved: a.Whet herornott hepl ai nt i ffhast hecauseofact i on. b.Whe t herornott heDee dofAbs ol ut eSal eexec ut edby spouses ,Mr .andMr s.JoseDel aCr uz ,i nf avoroft he de f e ndant ,v al i d? c.Whe t herornott he pl ai nt i ff has t he l ocus st andit o or de rt he c anc e l l at i o n ofTr ans f e rCe r t i fic at e ofTi t l e No.567890 and r ei nst at i ng Tr ansf erCer t i ficat e Ti t l e No.123456. d.Whe t he rorno tt he pl ai nt i ffi se nt i t l e dt ot he r e l i e f s pr a y e df or .
4.Def endantwi l lpr esentt hef ol l owi ngexhi bi t s: a.Or i gi nalCopyofDeedofAbsol ut eSal e b.Swor n Affidavi t of t he wi t ne ss es, Mr . and Mr s . De r p Si kat s af b.
5.Wi t nesst obepr esent ed: a.Mr .Pedr o del a Cr uz ,t he def endanti s wi l l i ng t ot ake t he st andandbecomeawi t nessf orhi scauseandt ot es t i f yon al l eg at i ons s t at ed i n t he compl ai nt and deni al si n hi s Answer ;
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b.Wi t ne sse s ,Mr .Der p Si kat saf b and Mr s.Der pi naSi kat saf b t o t es t i f y on mat t e r s and c i r c ums t anc es dur i ng t he ex ec ut i on ofDee d ofAbsol ut eSal emadebyMr .Josedel a Cr uzandMar i adel aCr uz .
c.At t y . Jose Manal o,t he Not ary Publ i c,who not ar i z ed t he Dee d of Absol ut e Sal e,t o cor r obor at et he t es t i mony of s pouse sMr .andMr s.Der pSi kat saf b t hatsuc h document wase xe cut edpr i ort ot hedeat hofs pous es JoseandMar i a Del aCr uz .
6.Def endantReservat i on: The Def endant r es er v es t he r i ght t o pr es ent addi t i onal document aryandt est i moni alevi denceast heexi genci esoft he t r i almayr e qui r e .
7.Speci ficTr i alDat es: I ti sr e s pe c t f ul l yr e que s t e dt hatt het r i aldat e sbes e tdur i ng t he pr et r i al conf er ence t o dat es most conve ni ent t ot hi s Honorabl eCour tandt oal lt hepar t i es.
RESPECTFULLYSUBMI TTED. DagupanCi t y ,Sept ember12,2014.
FRANCISCO-TUPAS-CAYETANO-JUNIO
Counsel for the Defendant PEDRO DELA CRUZ th
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TABITHA F. A. FRANCISCO
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ABRAHAM F. JUNIO
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Counsel for !laintiff ;uana Dela Cruz
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