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Rolando Sanchez, et al. vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

ROLANDO SANCHEZ, FLORIDA MIERLY SANCHEZ, ALFREDO T. SANCHEZ and MYRNA T. SANCHEZ, petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ROSALIA S. LUGOD, ARTURO S. LUGOD, EVELYN LUGOD-RANISES and ROBERTO S. LUGOD, respondents.

G.R. No. 108947 | 1997-09-29

D E C I S I O N


PANGANIBAN, J.:

Is a petition for certiorari, in lieu of appeal, the proper remedy to correct orders of a probate court nullifying certain deeds of sale and, thus, effectively passing upon title to the properties subject of such deeds? Is a compromise agreement partitioning inherited properties valid even without the approval of the trial court hearing the intestate estate of the deceased owner?

The Case

These questions are answered by this Court as it resolves the petition for review on certiorari before us assailing the November 23, 1992 Decision 1 of the Court of Appeals 2 in CA-G.R. SP No. 28761 which annulled the...