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Alferez et al. vs. Spouses Canencia et al.

MA. CONCEPCION ALFEREZ, ANTONIO S. ALFEREZ, AND ESPERANZA ALFEREZ EVANS, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES EXEQUIEL AND CELESTINA CANENCIA, NORMA A. ALFORQUE, AND TERESA A. ALFORQUE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 244542 | 2021-06-28

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J., J.:
 
This resolves a petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by petitioners Ma. Concepcion Alferez (Ma. Conception), Antonio Alferez (Antonio), and Esperanza Alferez Evans (Esperanza) assailing the June 29, 2018 Decision[2] and January 16, 2019 Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 04491-MIN, which declared the May 17, 2016 Judgment[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 19, Davao del Sur, in Civil Case No. 4805 void for lack of jurisdiction.
 
The Antecedents

Federico J. Alferez (Federico) died on September 23, 1980 without leaving any will. He...