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Pre-Trial Brief (Defendant)

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Republic of the Philippines

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
4th Judicial Region
Branch 73
Antipolo
Antipolo City,
City, Rizal
Rizal

DAENE
DAENERY
RYS
S TARGA
TARGARY
RYEN,
EN, HEIR
HEIR OF
AERYS TARGARYEN III, C!"!# CA$% &'( C-7)*
Plaintiff,
+or eclaratory Relief for
-ersus- .uiet
.uietin
ing
g of /itle
itle and0o
and0orr to
Re1oe Cloud Being Cast
HEIRS OF ROBBERT
ROBBERT BARATH
BARATHEON
EON 2pon the
the 'ners
ership of
NAMELY
NAMELY: CERSEI LANNISTER AND Residential #ot and ouse
TOMMEN BARATHEON , and a1ages
Defendants.
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PRE-TRIAL BRIEF
(for the defendant)

PRE-TRIAL BRIEF
(for the defendants)

DEFENDANTS, throug
through
h couns
counsel,
el, unto
unto this
this Honor
Honorabl
able
e Court
Court,, most
most

respectfully submit the instant pre-trial brief and hereby aers, thus

BRIEF STATEMENT OF CLAIMS.

/he *66,666 suare 1eter property in uestion, located in $itio 8alad9ad,
Barangay
Barangay !naraa
!naraan,
n, Antipo
Antipolo
lo City,
City, as inherite
inherited
d by defenda
defendants
nts fro1 Robert
Robert
Baratheon
Baratheon hen he died intestate in :66)( $aid property as for1erly oned by
Aerys /argarye
/argaryen
n !!! but had sold it to Robert Baratheon in :663 for 'ne ;illion
Pesos <Php =,666,666(66> hich as bought through a loan fro1 the !ron Ban9s(
!n :664, defendant?s successor in interest began constructing the Red
8eep, a three-storey co11ercial and residential building in a 466 suare 1eter
portion of the property hich as right along the nely constructed road( /he

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building as finished in :66* and as leased to tenants shortly thereafter( /otal
costs for the construction as pegged at +our ;illion Pesos <Php 4,666,666(66>(
!n :66), after the death of Robert Baratheon, defendants inherited the
property intestate and 1anaged the property since then(
!n :6=6, a certain aenerys /argaryen arried at the property and clai1ed
to be it?s rightful oner( $he sent letters de1anding defendants to surrender the
property and acate it?s pre1ises( $he also presented 'riginal Certificate of /itle
&o( =:34*@ and clai1ed that the /ransfer Certificate of /itle &o( )7@*4 under
Robert Baratheon?s na1e as inalid(
efendants aer the eracity of /C/ )7@*4 and the truthfulness of the
eed of $ale hich as the basis of the transfer of the property in the na1e of
Robert Baratheon(
efendants also aer that they are not liable to pay any da1ages to
plaintiff since they acuired the property honestly and in good faith, relying on the
docu1ents left to the1 by their successor-in-interest(

AMICABLE SETTLEMENT OR ALTERNATIVE MODES OF DISPUTE

RESOLUTION
efendants are illing to enter into an a1icable settle1ent #i9eise, if
applicable, efendants are illing to sub1it the case to any of the alternatie
1odes of dispute resolution

STATEMENT OF ISSUES
efendants hereby sub1its the folloing issue0s for trial and subseuent
resolution of this onorable Court, viz
a( hether or not plaintiff has legal or euitable title to the property in
uestion based on 'C/ &o( =:34*@
b( hether or not the efendant is liable to pay actual da1ages, rental
arrears, litigation costs, and attorney?s fees(

WITNESSES
/he itnesses to be presented by the petitioners are as follos, viz
a( P%/DR BA%#!$ - /enant of the Red 8eep, to testify that efendants
are the heirs of Robert Baratheon
b( /DD& #A&&!$/%R - ;anager of the !ron Ban9s, to testify that the
said property as bought for 'ne ;illion Pesos <Php =,666,666(66>
through a loan
c( A//D( J'& ARRD& - /he layer of Robert Baratheon ho facilitated
the sale of the property fro1 Aerys /argaryen !!! and the transfer of the
title to the na1e of the for1er, to testify on the truthfulness of the
docu1ents hich are being alleged by plaintiff to hae been fraudulently
acuired(

DOCUMENTARY EXHIBITS

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a( ;arriage Certificate of efendant Cersei #annister ith Roberth

Baratheon
b( Birth Certificate of efendant /o11en Baratheon
c( eath Certificate of Robert Baratheon
d( eed of $ale of #ot &o( :*)@3 located in $itio 8alad9ad, Barangay
!naraan, Antipolo City
e( /ransfer Certificate /itle no( )7@*4

APPLICABLE LAWS AND JURISPRUDENCE

a( /he pertinent proisions of the Ciil Code of the Philippines, particularly,
Articles 433E=F, 434E:F, and 477 E3F(
b( And other related procedural and substantie las(

AVAILABLE TRIAL DATES

/he undersigned counsel shall 1a9e the1seles aailable on the trial
dates agreed by the parties for co1plete presentation of eidence hich 1ust be
ithin a period fro1 the first day of trial(

SUBMISSION OF JUDICIAL PLEADINGS

erein defendants ould li9e to sub1it Gudicial pleadings hich shall
constitute the direct testi1ony of defendants itnesses subGect to the cross-
e5a1ination by respondents or their counsel in order to facilitate the early
disposition of the instant case(

[1] A!. "##, C$%$& C'() '* !+) P+$&$$): HActual Possession under clai1 of onership raises a
disputable presu1ption of onership( /he true oner 1ust resort to Gudicial process for the recoery of the
property(I
[/] A!. "#", ibid.: “!n an action to recoer, the property 1ust be identified, and the plaintiff 1ust rely on the
strength of his title and not on the ea9ness of the defendant?s clai1(
[#] A!. "00, ibid.: H/he plaintiff 1ust hae legal or euitable title there to, or interest in the real property
hich is the subGect-1atter of the action( e need not be in possession of said property(I

RESERVATION OF TESTIMONIAL AND DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE

efendants hereby resere the right to present additional testi1onial
and0or docu1entary eidence in the course of the trial as they 1ay dee1 fit and
necessary toards the successful litigation of their causes of action(

MOST RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED .

=4 ;ay :6=@, Antipolo City, Rizal, Philippines(

ATTY. EVAN LANNISTER

Counsel for Defendant
LANNISTER, LANNISTER 2( LANNISTER LAW OFFICE
2nit =64, round +loor, Ri9land Centre, ;arcos ighay,
;aya1ot, Antipolo, =)76 Rizal
Attorney?s Roll &o( @43:*)
;C#% Co1pliance &o( "-4*34*) 0 67-::-:6=4
P/R &o( 4*@3:= 0 63=@ 0 City of Antipolo

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!BP 'R &o( =47)*: 0 63:4 0 Rizal Chapter

Copy furnished:

A!!3. J'2+ M'4'!

Counsel for Plaintiff
2nit A, =7: ;(#( .uezon $treet,
Barangay $an Roue,
Antipolo City, Rizal

D2))3 T2523)
K366, Pyra1id $t(, ;eereen "illage,
Barangay ;alanday, ;ari9ina City

C))$ L2$!)
K=:), Casterly Roc9 $t(,
esterlands $ubdiision,
Barangay ;aya1ot, Antipolo City

T'44) B22!+)'
K=:), Casterly Roc9 $t(,
esterlands $ubdiision,
Barangay ;aya1ot, Antipolo City

EXPLANATION

A copy of the instant P)-T$2& B$)* as registered 1ail and personally
sered on the counsel for Plaintiff aenerys /argaryen(

ATTY. EVAN LANNISTER

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