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Restituta Leonardo vs CA, Teodoro Sebastian, et al

RESTITUTA LEONARDO, assisted by JOSE T. RAMOS, Petitioners, versus COURT OF APPEALS, and TEODORO SEBASTIAN, VICENTE SEBASTIAN, CORAZON SEBASTIAN, assisted by ANDRES MARCELO; PEDAD SEBASTIAN, HEIRS OF EDUVIGIS SEBASTIAN, namely:EDUARDO S. TENORLAS, ABELARDO J. TENORLAS, ADELA S. and SOLEDAD S. TENORLAS, represented by EDUARDO S. TENORLAS, and HEIRS OF DOMINADOR, namely: NAPOLEON SEBASTIAN, RUPERTO SEBASTIAN, ADORACION SEBASTIAN, PRISCILLA SEBASTIAN, LITA SEBASTIAN, TITA SEBASTIAN and GLORIA SEBASTIAN, represented by NAPOLEON SEBASTIAN; EVELYN SEBASTIAN; AURORA SEBASTIAN; and JULIETA SEBASTIAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 125485 | 2004-09-13

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse and set aside the decision[1] of the Court of Appeals which in turn affirmed the judgment[2] of Branch 57, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of San Carlos City, dismissing for lack of cause of action the complaint filed by petitioner against private respondents for declaration of nullity of the extrajudicial settlement of the estate of Jose Sebastian and Tomasina Paul.

Petitioner Restituta Leonardo is the only legitimate child of the late spouses Tomasina Paul and Balbino Leonardo. Private respondents Teodoro, Victor, Corazon,...