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Maloles vs. Phillips

OCTAVIO S. MALOLES II, petitioner, vs. PACITA DE LOS REYES PHILLIPS, respondent.

G.R. No. 129505 | 2000-01-31

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
These are petitions for review on certiorari of the decisions of the Thirteenth and the Special Eighth Divisions of the Court of Appeals which ruled that petitioner has no right to intervene in the settlement of the estate of Dr. Arturo de Santos. The cases were consolidated considering that they involve the same parties and some of the issues raised are the same.
 
The facts which gave rise to these two petitions are as follows:
 
On July 20, 1995, Dr. Arturo de Santos, Filipino and a resident of Makati...