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Eceta vs Eceta

ROSALINA P. ECETA, petitioner, vs. MA. THERESA VELL LAGURA ECETA, respondent.

G.R. No. 157037 | 2004-05-20

D E C I S I O N




YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari assails the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 50449 which affirmed with modification the trial court's ruling that respondent Maria Theresa Vell Lagura Eceta is entitled to one-eight (1/8) portion of the disputed property.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

Petitioner Rosalina P. Vda. De Eceta was married to Isaac Eceta sometime in 1926. During the subsistence of their marriage, they begot a son, Vicente. The couple acquired several properties, among which is the disputed property located at Stanford, Cubao, Quezon City covered by...