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Onesima D. Belen Vs. Bank Of The Philippine Islands, Et Al.

ONESIMA D. BELEN, petitioner-appellant, vs. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS and MILAGROS BELEN DE OLAGUERA, oppositors-appellees.

G.R. No. L-14474 | 1960-10-31

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.B.L., J.:

Appeal from an order, dated May 23, 1958, of the Court of First Instance of Manila in Special Proceedings No. 9226, denying appellant's petition therein as hereafter discussed.
Briefly, the facts and circumstances that brought about this present appeal may be narrated as follows:.
Benigno Diaz executed a codicil on September 29, 1944, the pertinent provisions of which read:
"9.o - En caso de muerte de alguno o de todos los legatarios nom brados por mi, seran beneficiarios o sea pasaran los legados a favor solamente de los descendientes y ascendientes legitimos, pero no a los viudos conyuges.
10.o -...