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Lourdes Lukban-ang, etal. Vs. Court of Appeals etal

LOURDES LUKBAN-ANG in her capacity as an heir and as administratrix of the intestate estates of the deceased Concepcion Lukban y Rilles & Rafaela Lukban y Rilles, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, ROSARIO LUKBAN & The Heirs of Miguel Lukban y Martinez, namely: JUSTO LUKBAN, ANITA LUKBAN-PAJARILLO, LUZ LUKBAN-GRECIA, FRANCISCO LUKBAN, ANTONIO LUKBAN, JULIAN LUKBAN, MIGUEL LUKBAN, SALVADOR LUKBAN, ROSARIO LUKBAN-GASES, DOMINGO LUKBAN & MANUEL LUKBAN, respondents.

G.R. No. L-40953 | 1988-04-15

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari focuses on the authenticity of a deed of donation and a deed of sale covering forty-six [46] hectares of land and shares in banks, executed by a childless woman in favor of her half-brother.

The alleged donor-vendor, Concepcion Lukban y Rilles, was one of the children of Agustin Lukban and Andrea Rilles. She had a sister, Rafaela, and three brothers named Vicente, Cayetano and Justo. The herein petitioner, Lourdes Lukban-Ang, is the daughter of Vicente. With his second wife, Agustin Lukban had another son, Miguel Lukban y Martinez.

On April 8, 1939, Concepcion Lukban...