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SUBJECTS/DOCTRINES/DIGEST:

WHAT HAPPENED IN THIS CASE?

PETITIONER MINING COMPANY CLAIMS THAT IT HAS MINING RIGHTS OVER CERTAIN PROPERTIES FOR WHICH PUBLIC RESPONDENTS ISSUED FREE PATENTS. SUPREME COURT SAID THERE ARE TWO REQUIREMENTS FOR DECLARING DECLARING NULL AND VOID THE FREE PATENTS. ONE: THE CLAIMANT PROVES ITS OWNERSHIP. TWO: THE OWNER OF THE FREE PATENTS OBTAINED THEIR TITLES BY MISREPRESENTATION OR MISTAKE. THE MINING COMPANY FAILED TO PROVE THESE REQUIREMENTS. RTC RULED THAT THE FREE PATENTS WERE VALID. CA AFFIRMED. WHEN BOTH LOWER COURTS RULED UNIFORMLY, SUPREME COURT CANNOT CHANGE THE DECISION BECAUSE IT IS NOT A TRIER OF FACTS.

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