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Empire Insurance Co., vs. Rufino, et al

EMPIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, plaintiff-petitioner, vs. REMEDIOS S. RUFINO, MERCEDES RUFINO ROXAS, MARIA PAZ RUFINO LAUREL, MARIA AUXILIO RUFINO PRIETO, MARIA SOCORRO RUFINO CARPO, MACARIO S. RUFINO, CARLOS S. RUFINO and SUNVAR, INC., defendants-respondents.

G.R. No. L-38268 | 1979-05-31

D E C I S I O N

MELENCIO HERRERA, J:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of the Order of the Court of First Instance of Rizal (Branch XXI, Pasig) in Civil Case No. 17660, dated October 26, 1973, ordering the dismissal of the case and the cancellation of the notice of lis pendens annotated on Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 348739, 348742, 348738, 397876, 397877 and 397878 of the Registry of the Province of Rizal.

The factual background to this controversy is as follows:

On April 20, 1970, Vicente A. Rufino died intestate, survived by herein respondents, namely: his widow, Remedios S. Rufino, and children Mercedes Rufino...