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Heirs of B. Infante, Etal Vs. Court of Appeals etal

HEIRS OF BARTOLOME INFANTE and JULIANA INFANTE namely: MANSUETA M. KESSLER, VICTORIA M. INFANTE, RENATO M. INFANTE and ROMEO M. INFANTE, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, TEOFILO INFANTE, INOCENCIA INFANTE, EMILIANA INFANTE, RUFO INFANTE, FRANCISCA INFANTE, ILUMINADA INFANTE, GLICERIA INFANTE, NEMESIA INFANTE, ANTONIO INFANTE and MEDOLITA INFANTE, respondents.

G.R. No. L-77202 | 1988-06-22

D E C I S I O N


CORTES, J.:

Once again the Court is confronted with the sad spectacle of close relatives contesting in court, ownership over real property allegedly inherited from a common ancestor.

The antecedent facts are summarized in the decision of the Court of Appeals:

[P]laintiffs (private respondents herein) Teofilo, Inocencia, Emiliana, Rufo and Francisca, all surnamed Infante, are the children of Catalino Infante; . . . Iluminada, Gliceria and Nemesia, all surnamed Infante, are the children of Ponciano Infante; . . . Antonio and Melodita, all surnamed Infante, are the children of Generoso Infante; while defendants...