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Manongsong vs. Estimo, et al.

MILAGROS MANONGSONG, joined by her husband, CARLITO MANONGSONG, petitioners, vs. FELOMENA JUMAQUIO ESTIMO, EMILIANA JUMAQUIO, NARCISO ORTIZ, CELESTINO ORTIZ, RODOLFO ORTIZ, ERLINDA O. OCAMPO, PASTOR ORTIZ, JR., ROMEO ORTIZ BENJAMIN DELA CRUZ, SR., BENJAMIN DELA CRUZ, JR., AURORA NICOLAS, GLORIA RACADIO, ROBERTO DELA CRUZ, JOSELITO DELA CRUZ and LEONCIA S. LOPEZ, respondents.

G.R. No. 136773 | 2003-06-25

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before this Court is a petition for review[1] assailing the Decision[2] of 26 June 1998 and the Resolution of 21 December 1998 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 51643. The Court of Appeals reversed the Decision dated 10 April 1995 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 135, in Civil Case No. 92-1685, partitioning the property in controversy and awarding to petitioners a portion of the property.

Antecedent Facts

Spouses Agatona Guevarra ("Guevarra") and Ciriaco Lopez had six (6) children, namely: (1) Dominador Lopez; (2) Enriqueta Lopez-Jumaquio, the mother of respondents...