Practice question
A defendant argues that every ordinary civil action for reconveyance filed more than one year after a decree must automatically be dismissed under Section 32. Explain the distinction recognized in Cavinti Realty Development Corporation v. Ablao, GR 262146, October 27, 2025. Do not assume that the plaintiffs have already proved ownership or defeated an innocent-purchaser defense.
Legal references
- https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html — PD 1529, Section 32.
- https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/70238 — Cavinti Realty Development Corporation v. Ablao, GR 262146, October 27, 2025, main decision.
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