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Josephine Orola, et al. vs. The Rural Bank of Pontevedra, Inc., et al.

JOSEPHINE OROLA, MYRNA OROLA, ANGELINE OROLA, MANUEL OROLA, ANTONIO OROLA and ALTHEA OROLA, Petitioners, versus THE RURAL BANK OF PONTEVEDRA (CAPIZ), INC., EMILIO Q. OROLA, THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAPIZ and THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF CAPIZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158566 | 2005-09-20

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 35724 reversing, on appeal, the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Roxas City, Branch 15, in Civil Case No. V-5452. 

On July 16, 1969, Trinidad Laserna Orola died intestate. She was survived by her husband Emilio Orola and their six minor children, namely, 10-year-old Antonio, 12-year-old Josephine, 16-year-old Manuel, and other siblings, Myrna, Angeline and Althea. 

The estate consisted of property located in Pontevedra, Capiz. It included...