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Heirs of Fortunata Muyalde etc. Vs. Bonifacio Reyes, Jr.

HEIRS OF FORTUNATA MUYALDE, namely, ARTURO, TRINIDAD, FELICIDAD and DOROTEA, all surnamed MUYALDE, Petitioners, versus BONIFACIO REYES, JR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 173354 | 2008-07-28

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

The sisters Fortunata R. Muyalde (Fortunata), Cresencia R. Reyes (Cresencia) and Felicidad Revilla (Felicidad) inherited a commercial lot from their brother Aquilino Revilla. Felicidad died without any heir.

It appears that in an agreement entitled "Compromise Agreement" executed on June 10, 1996, Cresencia, mother of herein respondent Bonifacio Reyes, Jr., agreed to give to her sister Fortuna's six children Gertrudes Muyalde Marzan - herein petitioners Trinidad Muyalde Solis, Felicidad Muyalde, and Arturo Muyalde and their other siblings - one-third of a lot co-owned by Crescencia, Fortunata, and...