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E. Ramos, et al. vs. G. Ramos, et al.

EMILIANO B. RAMOS, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellants, vs. GREGORIA T. RAMOS, ET AL., defendants-appellants.

G.R. No. L-19872 | 1974-12-03

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

The parties appealed from the decision of the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental, dismissing plaintiffs' complaint and holding that the intestate estate of Martin Ramos was settled in Civil Case No. 217, which was terminated on March 4, 1914, and that the judgment therein is res judicata and bars any litigation regarding the same estate (Civil Case No. 4522).

The documentary evidence reveals the following facts:

The spouses Martin Ramos and Candida Tanate died on October 4, 1906 and October 26, 1888, respectively. They were survived by their three legitimate children named Jose, Agustin and Granada....