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Luz Vecino Vs. Atty. Gervacio B. Ortiz, Jr.

LUZ VECINO, Complainant, versus ATTY. GERVACIO B. ORTIZ, JR., Respondent.

A.C. No. 6909 | 2008-06-30

RESOLUTION


QUISUMBING, J.:

In a Letter-Complaint[1] dated September 15, 2005 filed before the Office of the Bar Confidant, Luz Vecino charged Atty. Gervacio B. Ortiz, Jr. of notarizing a Deed of Sale[2] despite his knowledge that one of the supposed vendors mentioned therein, Manolito C. Espino, had long been dead.

In his Comment[3] dated December 5, 2005, Atty. Ortiz denied any participation in the notarization of the Deed of Sale. He claimed that his purported signature thereon was forged as shown by its disparity from the specimens[4] of his usual and customary signature. He also pointed out that the Deed of Sale does not bear his...