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Diaz, Maria B. , et al. Vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

MARIA B. DIAZ, as substituted by her children PABLO DIAZ, LOURDES DIAZ-ROQUE, GERVACIO DIAZ, JR., and MARIO DIAZ, petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, EDUARDO AZARRAGA, ROSARIO AZARRAGA-IGNACIO, NATIVIDAD AZARRAGA, ESPERANZA AZARRAGA-BORRIO, DONCAS AZARRAGA ROSARIO, MARIA AZARRAGA TORRES, CONRADO AZARRAGA, PEDRO AZARRAGA, TERESA AZARRAGA, DIOSDADO AZARRAGA, ERNESTO D. AZARRAGA, FLORESITA AZARRAGA, GILDA AZARRAGA ALBANO, VIRGILIO AZARRAGA GRANADA, ELVIRA AZARRAGA, PHILIPPINE AZARRAGA, NENITA AZARRAGA DE LOS SANTOS, and JOSE AZARRAGA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-42007 | 1984-06-22

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J.:

ISIDRO Azarraga, who died in 1911, was survived by ten (10) children named (1) Rosario, (2) Natividad, (3) Juan, (4) Amador, (5) Severo, (6) Ester, (7) Leopoldo (8) LEODEGARIO, (9) Filomena and (10) Pastora (not in order of ages). It is not questioned that Filomena (No. 9) was a legitimate child, her mother being Calixta Lozada, wife of ISIDRO. It is neither questioned that children Nos. (1) to (7) were illegitimate children of ISIDRO with his mistress Valentina Abarracoso.

The controversy between the parties is in reference to LEODEGARIO (No. 8) whom petitioner MARIA B. Diaz claims to be the...