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de Palad vs. Saito

FELICIDAD A. DE PALAD, MATILDE, FRUCTUOSO, FRANCISCO, and LEONILA, all surnamed PALAD, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. K. SAITO and JOSE MADRAZO, defendants-appellants.

G.R. Nos. 32482, 32483 | 1931-03-14

D E C I S I O N


MALCOLM, J:

An important question having to do with the application and interpretation of the law pertaining to conveyances and encumbrances made by persons belonging to the so-called non-Christian tribes, must be considered and decided in this case. The correct resolution of the question makes necessary a narration of the life history of the Bagobo Agol, who in later life went by the name of Santiago Palad.

In 1886, a son was born to the Bagobos Palad and Ontas. He was given the name of Agol. Eight Years later the boy was baptized with the name of Agol. Eight years later the boy was baptized with the name of Santiago...