G.R. No. 174489, 11 April 2012, 669 SCRA 249 FACTS: Paciencia was a 78 years old spinster when she made her last will and testament in the Pampango dialect on Sept. 13, 1981. The will, executed in the house of retired Judge Limpin, was read to Paciencia twice. After which, Paciencia expressed in the presence [...]

G.R. No. L-20234, 23 December 1964, 12 SCRA 576 FACTS: On May 19, 1939, Spouses Bernabe de la Serna and Gervasia Rebaca, executed a joint last will and testament where they willed that their 2 parcels of land together with all improvements thereon be given to Manuela Rebaca, their niece, whom they have nutured since [...]

G.R. No. 108581, 8 December 1999, 320 SCRA 12 FACTS: Aniceta Reyes died in 1969 without her estate being settled. Thereafter, her husband Alejandro also died. In 1977, Lourdes Dorotheo filed a special proceeding for the probate of Alejandro’s last will and testament. The children of spouses filed their opposition. The RTC ruled that Lourdes [...]

G.R. No. 126950, 02 July 1999, 309 SCRA 692 FACTS: Edras Nufable owned an untitled parcel of land located at Poblacion, Manjuyod, Negros Oriental, consisting of 948 square meters, more or less. He died on August 9, 1965and was survived by his children, namely: Angel Custodio, Generosa, Vilfor and Marcelo, all surnamed Nufable. Upon petition [...]

G.R. No. L-29300, 21 June 1978, 83 SCRA 675 FACTS: Florentino Gallanosa executed a will in 1938 when he was 80 years old. He owned 61 parcels of and at that time. He died in 1939 childless and survived by his brother Leon. In his will, he bequethed his 1/2 share of the conjugal estate [...]

G.R. No. 168156, 6 December 2006, 510 SCRA 496 FACTS: The subject lots denominated as Lot 5427 and Lot 992 situated in Tugegarao City belonged to the spouses Pedro Cuntapay and Leona Bunagan. The spouses sold the said lots to their children Isabel and Irene Cuntapay. It was agreed that the disputed eastern portion shall [...]

G.R. Nos. 140371-72, 27 November 2006, 508 SCRA 172 FACTS: On September 1988, private respondents filed a petition for the settlement of the intestate estate of the late Segundo. Petitioners opposed assailing among others that Segundo left a holographic will which is entirely a declaration of disinheritance affecting Alfredo, one of the private respondents. Private [...]

G.R. No. L-48840, 29 December 1943, 74:479 FACTS: It appears that on August 26, 1931, Victorino L. Guevara executed a will, apparently with all the formalities of the law. On September 27, 1933, he died. His last will and testament, however, was never presented to the court for probate, nor has any administration proceeding ever [...]

G.R. Nos. 83843-44, 5 April 1990, 184 SCRA 170 FACTS: The deceased Melecio Labrador, left behind him a parcel of land which was partitioned among his nine heirs through a holographic will. Sagrado, therefore, one of his heirs, filed a petition for the probate of the alleged holographic will of the late Melecio Labrador. However, [...]

G.R. No. 145545, 30 June 2008, 556 SCRA 569 FACTS: Herein petitioner is the first cousin of decedent Margarita S. Mayora while respondent is the decedent’s companion since 1929. Margarita died single on April 27, 1987 without any ascending nor descending heirs and she was survived by her first cousins. On February 2, 1987, prior [...]