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Leticia Valmonte Ortega vs. Josefina C. Valmonte 478 SCRA 247

LETICIA VALMONTE ORTEGA, Petitioner, versus JOSEFINA C. VALMONTE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 157451 | 2005-12-16

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
 
PANGANIBAN, J.: 
 
The law favors the probate of a will. Upon those who oppose it rests the burden of showing why it should not be allowed. In the present case, petitioner has failed to discharge this burden satisfactorily. For this reason, the Court cannot attribute any reversible error on the part of the appellate tribunal that allowed the probate of the will. 
 
The Case 
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse and set aside the December 12, 2002...