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Felix Azuela vs. Court of Appeals 487 SCRA 119

FELIX AZUELA, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, GERALDA AIDA CASTILLO substituted by ERNESTO G. CASTILLO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 122880 | 2006-04-12

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
The core of this petition is a highly defective notarial will, purportedly executed by Eugenia E. Igsolo (decedent), who died on 16 December 1982 at the age of 80. In refusing to give legal recognition to the due execution of this document, the Court is provided the opportunity to assert a few important doctrinal rules in the execution of notarial wills, all self-evident in view of Articles 805 and 806 of the Civil Code. 
 
A will whose attestation clause does not contain the number of pages on which the will is...