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In the matter of the Intestate Estate of Cristina Aguinaldo-Suntay / Emilio Suntay III vs. Isabel Cojuanco-Suntay

IN THE MATTER OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF CRISTINA AGUINALDO- SUNTAY; EMILIO A.M. SUNTAY III, Petitioner,versus ISABEL COJUANGCO-SUNTAY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 183053 | 2010-06-16

DECISION
 
NACHURA, J.:

Unlike Pope Alexander VI[1] who, faced with the impasse between Spain and Portugal, deftly and literally divided the exploration, or more appropriately, the riches of the New World by issuing the Inter Caetera,[2] we are confronted with the difficult, albeit, all too familiar tale of another family imbroglio over the estate of a decedent.[3]

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 74949,[4] reversing the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 78, Malolos, Bulacan, in Special Proceeding Case No....