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Leonarda Concepcion Vs. Julian Untaran 038 Phil 736

LEONARDA CONCEPCION, plaintiff-appellee, vs. JULIAN UNTARAN, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 9958 | 1918-10-07

D E C I S I O N


JOHNSON, J .:

The only question presented by this appeal is whether or not, under the facts, the defendant can be (a) compelled to recognize, and (b) to support, a certain minor child. The plaintiff admits that she is the mother of the child and alleges that the defendant is its father. The lower court found that the evidence adduced showed that the defendant is the father of the child in question. After an examination of the record, we are convinced that the finding of the lower court upon that question is in accordance with a preponderance of the evidence.
It is also admitted that the plaintiff and the defendant could...