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David vs Sison 076 Phil 418

In the matter of the testate estate of the late Margarita David. GONZALO D. DAVID, petitioner-appellant, vs. CARLO SISON, oppositor-appellant.

G.R. No. 49108 | 1946-03-28

D E C I S I O N 

PERFECTO, J: 

This is an appeal against a resolution issued by Judge Gervasio Diaz, of the Court of First Instance of Manila, ordering the administrator of the estate of Margarita David to pay petitioner attorney's fees, for services rendered to the estate, from March, 1941, to March, 1943, in the amount of P18,000. 

In the petition filed in the lower court on March 24, 1943, petitioner prayed that he be awarded an amount equivalent to 5 per cent of the original inventoried estate, namely, the sum of P72,779.10, although in his brief, dated April 11, 1944, he claims that the 5 per cent he is charging should be...