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Viuda de Leynez vs. I. Leynez

TEOFILA ADEVA VIUDA DE LEYNEZ, petitioner, vs. IGNACIO LEYNEZ, respondent.

G.R. No. 46097 | 1939-10-18

D E C I S I O N


LAUREL, J:

This is a petition for a writ of certiorari to review the decision of the Court of Appeals affirming the decision of the Court of First Instance of Mindoro denying probate of the will of the deceased Valerio Leynez, on the ground that its attestation clause does not conform to the requirements of section 618, as amended, of the Code of Civil Procedure.

The attestation clause of the will is worded as follows:

"Suscrito y declarado por el testador Valerio Leynez, como su ultima voluntad y testamento en presencia de to dos y cada uno de nosotros, y a ruego de dicho testador, firmamos el presente cada uno en...