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Maria C. Roa Vs. Segunda De La Cruz 103 Phil 116

MARIA C. ROA, AdministratriX, Special Pro. No. 106, Court of First Instance of Pampanga, plaintiff-appellant, vs. SEGUNDA DE LA CRUZ, JUAN AGUAS and SHERIFF OF PAMPANGA, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-10877 | 1958-02-28

D E C I S I O N


FELIX, J.:

Maria C. Roa was the universal heir of the late Potenciana Ducuco and was appointed administratrix of the latter's estate in Special Proceedings No. 106 of the Court of First Instance of Pampanga. In view of Roa's failure to pay the professional fees of her lawyer for services rendered in her behalf, the probate court, in an order dated March 25, 1949, allowed the sale at public auction of any property belonging to said administratrix with which to satisfy the sum of P4,085 due the said lawyer. On April 26, 1949, after making the required notices, the Provincial Sheriff of Pampanga sold at public auction in...