CASE DIGEST: Feliciano v. Canoza
Feliciano v. Canoza G.R. No. 161746, September 1, 2010 The deceased Antonio Feliciano left behind a parcel of land as his only property. On March 28, 1972, Leona, Maria, Pedro and Salina Feliciano declared themselves to be the only surviving heirs of Antonio, with the exception of Salina. They executed an extrajudicial settlement of Antonio’s […]
CASE DIGEST: Favor v. CA
Favor v. CA G.R. No. 80821 February 21, 1991 Regino Favor died intestate leaving three sons and several parcels of land in his name. Before the property could be divided among the three brothers, one of them died without issue, leaving Gregorio and Prudencio as the surviving brothers. Gregorio filed a complaint against Prudencio for […]
CASE DIGEST: Dizon v. Dizon
Dizon v. Dizon G.R. No. L-24561 June 30, 1970 The testatrix Agripina Valdez was survived by seven compulsory heirs, to wit, six legitimate children and a legitimate granddaughter, who is the only legitimate child and heir of her son who predeceased her. She left a last will naming the abovementioned compulsory heirs together with seven […]
CASE DIGEST: Hernandez v. Andal
Hernandez v. Andal G.R. No. L-273, March 29, 1947 Cresencia, Maria, Aquilina, Pedro and Basilia Hernandez are brother and sisters, who acquired in common a parcel of land from their deceased father. Maria and Aquilina sold to the spouses Andal a portion thereof, which they purport to be their combined shares by virtue of a […]
CASE DIGEST: Quizon v. Castillo
Quizon v. Castillo G.R. No. 49286, August 16, 1947 Petitioners seek the annulment of two orders of the CFI of Batangas relating to the intestate of Gregorio Mayo Villapando, issued on July 26 and August 18, 1944. In the first one, the lower court declared all the parties therein as heirs of the deceased, divided […]
Case Digest: CHUA v. CFI
Chua v. CFI G.R. No. L-29901, August 31, 1977 FACTS: In the first marriage of Jose Frias Chua with Patricia Militar he sired three children, namely: Ignacio, Lorenzo and Manuel. When Patricia S. Militar died, Jose Frias Chua contracted a second marriage with Consolacion de la Torre with whom he had a child by the name of Juanita […]
Case Digest: SIENES v. ESPARCIA
Sienes v. Esparcia G.R. No. L-12957, March 24, 1961 FACTS: Lot 3368 originally belonged to Saturnino Yaeso. With his first wife, Teresa Ruales, he had four children named Agaton, Fernando, Paulina and Cipriana, while with his second wife, Andrea Gutang, he had an only son named Francisco. OCT No. 10275 covering Lot 3368, his inheritance, was issued in […]
Case Digest: EDROSO v. SABLAN
Edroso v. Sablan G.R. No. 6878, September 13, 1913 FACTS: Marcelina Edroso was married to Victoriano Sablan until his death on September 22, 1882. In this marriage they had a son named Pedro who at his father’s death inherited the two said parcels. Pedro also died on July 15, 1902, unmarried and without issue and by this decease […]
Case Digest: SUMAYA v. IAC
Sumaya v. IAC G.R. No. 68843-44, September 2, 1991 FACTS: Raul Balantakbo inherited from two (2) different ascendants the two (2) sets of properties subject of this case: 1) 1/3 interest of a parcel of land from his father Jose, Sr., who died on January 28, 1945; and 2) 1/7 interest from his maternal grandmother, Luisa Bautista, who […]
Case Digest: TIOCO v. CAMACHO
Tioco v. Camacho G.R. No. L-28032, September 24, 1986 FACTS: Plaintiffs and defendant Dalisay D. Tongo-Camacho have as a common ancestor the late Balbino Tioco (who had a sister by the name of Romana Tioco), father of plaintiffs and great grandfather of defendant. Romana Tioco during her lifetime gratuitously donated four (4) parcels of land to her niece […]
