Year: 2024
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G.R. No. 164108. May 08, 2009 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: Alfredo Hilado et al. v. The Court of Appeals et al., G.R. No. 163155 Facts: – Roberto S. Benedicto, a known sugar magnate, passed away intestate on May 15, 2000. He was survived by his wife Julita Campos Benedicto, who later became the administratrix, and his only daughter Francisca Benedicto-Paulino. – At his death,…
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G.R. No. 129644. March 07, 2000 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: China Banking Corporation vs. Court of Appeals, Paulino Roxas Chua, and Kiang Ming Chu Chua ### Facts: 1. **Property Ownership and Levy:** Alfonso Roxas Chua and Kiang Ming Chu Chua owned a residential land in San Juan, Metro Manila, covered by TCT No. 410603. On February 2, 1984, a notice of levy affecting…
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G.R. No. 183053. October 10, 2012 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title**: Emilio A.M. Suntay III vs. Isabel Cojuangco-Suntay **Facts**: 1. Cristina Aguinaldo-Suntay passed away intestate on June 4, 1990, survived by her spouse, Dr. Federico Suntay, and five grandchildren – three legitimate (including Isabel Cojuangco-Suntay) and two illegitimate (including Emilio A.M. Suntay III). 2. Federico and Cristina raised their illegitimate grandchildren, Emilio III and Nenita,…
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G. R. No. L-17633. October 19, 1966 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Cirilo Lim v. Basilisa Diaz-Millarez, G.R. No. L-23457, 124 Phil. 957 (1966) ### Facts: 1. **Date of Filing Petition**: On February 26, 1954, Cirilo Lim, claiming to be a nephew of the late Jose Millarez, who died intestate on October 22, 1953, filed a petition with the Court of First Instance (CFI) of…
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G.R. Nos. 130371 & 130855. August 04, 2009 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title**: **Republic of the Philippines vs. Ferdinand R. Marcos II and Imelda R. Marcos (G.R. No. 130371)** **Facts**: On January 11, 1996, the RTC of Pasig City, Branch 156, acting as a probate court, issued an order in Special Proceeding No. 10279 granting letters testamentary to Ferdinand R. Marcos II and Imelda Trinidad Romualdez-Marcos as…
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G.R. NO. 139868. June 08, 2006 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Alonzo Q. Ancheta vs. Candelaria Guersey-Dalaygon ### Facts: 1. **Background:** – Spouses Audrey O’Neill and W. Richard Guersey, both American citizens, resided in the Philippines for 30 years and had an adopted daughter, Kyle Guersey Hill. – Audrey died on July 29, 1979, leaving a will that bequeathed her entire estate to Richard…
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G.R. No. 203923. October 08, 2018 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Leriou, Longa, and Longa v. Longa and Longa (2018) **Facts:** Enrique T. Longa passed away intestate, leaving behind several properties and no known creditors. His legitimate children, Eleptherios L. Longa and Stephen L. Longa, along with two minors, Yohanna Frenesi S. Longa and Victoria Ponciana S. Longa, represented by their mother, Mary Jane B.…
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G.R. No. L-21993. June 21, 1966 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Rodriguez v. De Borja, et al. (123 Phil. 1275) ### Facts: 1. **Death and Initial Actions**: – Fr. Celestino Rodriguez passed away on February 12, 1963, in Manila. – On March 4, 1963, Anatolia Pangilinan and Adelaida Jacalan delivered a supposed last will and testament of Fr. Rodriguez to the Court of First…
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G.R. No. L-23135. December 26, 1967 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** *Testate Estate of Hilarion Ramagosa: Sumilang vs. Ramagosa et al.* **Facts:** 1. Hilarion Ramagosa passed away on December 1, 1959. 2. On July 5, 1960, Mariano Sumilang filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of Quezon to probate a document alleged to be Ramagosa’s last will and testament, dated February 26, 1949.…
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G.R. NO. 149926. February 23, 2005 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: **Union Bank of the Philippines vs. Edmund Santibañez and Florence Santibañez Ariola** ### Facts: 1. **Initial Loan Agreements:** – **May 31, 1980:** First Countryside Credit Corporation (FCCC) and Efraim Santibañez entered into a loan agreement for Php 128,000 to purchase a Ford 6600 Agricultural All-Purpose Diesel Tractor. Efraim and his son, Edmund, executed…