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Baltazar vs. Laxa

ANTONIO B. BALTAZAR, SEBASTIAN M. BALTAZAR, ANTONIO L. MANGALINDAN, ROSIE M. MATEO, NENITA A. PACHECO, VIRGILIO REGALA, JR., and RAFAEL TITCO,</b> Petitioners,vs.LORENZO LAXA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 174489 | 2012-04-11

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Baguio
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
It is incumbent upon those who oppose the probate of a will to clearly establish that the decedent was not of sound and disposing mind at the time of the execution of said will. Otherwise, the state is duty-bound to give full effect to the wishes of the testator to distribute his estate in the manner provided in his will so long as it is legally tenable.[1]
 
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