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Quirino vs. Grospe [DECISION]

ANTONIO QUIRINO, as Special Administrator, Testate Estate of Natividad C. Raquiza, and Intestate Estate of Carmen M. Castellvi, petitioner, vs. HON. NATHANAEL M. GROSPE, in his capacity as Presiding Judge, Branch VI, Court of First Instance of Pampanga, Fifth Judicial District, and WILFREDO M. GOINGCO, Administrator, Testate Estate of Don Alfonso Castellvi, respondents.

G.R. No. L-58797 | 1988-04-25

D E C I S I O N
 
PADILLA, J.:
 
A special civil action for certiorari to annul the Orders of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga, Branch VI, in Special Proceedings No. 6824, Testate Estate of Don Alfonso Castellvi. These Orders are respectively dated 7 September, 2, 5, 15 and 20 October 1981.

The antecedents are as follows:

On 7 March 1940, Don Alfonso Castellvi, single, died in Algeciras, Spain. In his Last Will and Testament, he bequeathed two-thirds (2/3) of his estate to his legally adopted daughter, Natividad Castellvi who was then only fourteen (14) years old, and the other one-third (1/3) of his estate to his...