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Choithram Jethmal Ramnani vs. CA, et al.

CHOITHRAM JETHMAL RAMNANI and/or NIRMLA V. RAMNANI AND MOTI G. RAMNANI, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES ISHWAR JETHMAL RAMNANI, SONYA JETHMAL RAMNANI and OVERSEAS HOLDING CO., LTD., respondents.

G.R. No. 85494 | 1991-05-07

D E C I S I O N

GANCAYCO, J p:

This case involves the bitter quarrel of two brothers over two (2) parcels of land and its improvements now worth a fortune. The bone of contention is the apparently conflicting factual findings of the trial court and the appellate court, the resolution of which will materially affect the result of the contest.

The following facts are not disputed.

Ishwar, Choithram and Navalrai, all surnamed Jethmal Ramnani, are brothers of the full blood. Ishwar and his spouse Sonya had their main business based in New York. Realizing the difficulty of managing their investments in the Philippines they executed a general power...