8. Lanzar vs. Dir. of Lands.pdf - 8 G.R No L-31934 RAMON...

8.
G.R. No. L-31934 July 29, 1977
RAMON LANZAR, petitioner
vs.
DIRECTOR OF LANDS and CITY OF ILOILO, Respondents .
FACTS:
In May 1960, Ramon Lanzar filed an application for registration a parcel of land alleging
that he is the owner in fee simple of such land. The Director of Lands and the City of
Iloilo filed an opposition to the application on the ground that the land in question is a
foreshore land which forms part of the public domain and is needed by the City as a
road right of way of the Molo Arevalo Boulevard.
The trial court ruled in favour of Lanzar holding that the property in question had been
possessed by the applicant and his predecessors-in-interest, publicly, continuously and
adversely for more than 30 years and that the City failed to show proof that said land is
necessary for public utility or establishment of special industries.
The Director of Lands and the City of Iloilo appealed to the CA which reversed the trial
court’s decision, hence, this appeal.
ISSUE: