Back

Fiel vs. Banawa 76 O.G. 619

DOMINGA FIEL, plaintiff and appellee, vs. JULIO BANAWA, ET AL., defendants and appellants

No. 56284-R | 1979-03-26



GUTIERREZ, H.E., J.:

Dominga Fiel, who lived in a common law relationship with Natalio Banawa for 25 years, filed a complaint on March 3, 1971 for the annulment of a partition of the properties allegedly owned in common by her and the letter.

The lower Court summarized the facts of the case, in a substatially correct manner, as follows:

It appears that Natalio Manawa, a widower, started living Dominga Fiel as his common-law wife during the early part of the year 1945 up to his death on June 29, 1970. Natalio Banawa died, a victim of robbery and murder.

Upon his death, Natalio Banawa wwas survived by his brothers and nephews, the defendants...