Back

Basilisa Justiva vs. Jesus Gustilo, Et Al. 117 Phil. 71

Heirs of BASILISA JUSTIVA, namely, LEON GREGORIOS, DOLORES GREGORIOS, TRINIDAD GREGORIOS, DELFIN GREGORIOS, LOLITA GREGORIOS, for herself and as guardian ad litem of the heirs of the deceased LUCIO GREGORIOS, the minors ” NIMFA GREGORIOS, PERLA GREGORIOS, ANTONIO GREGORIOS, and ROSINI GREGORIOS, petitioners, vs. JESUS GUSTILO, PURIFICACION GUSTILO and THE COURT OF APPEALS (3rd Division), respondents.

G.R. No. L-16396 | 1963-01-31

D E C I S I O N 


BENGZON, J.: 

This is a petition for review of that part of the decision of the Court of Appeals awarding to the spouses Jesus Gustilo and Purificacion Gustilo, attorney's fees plus moral and actual damages. 

It appears that in December 1952, petitioners filed against said spouses a complaint for the annulment of two deeds of sale executed in their favor by Isidra Justiva, or whom plaintiffs claimed to be the legal heirs. They alleged that Isidra Justiva had signed said deeds because of insidious words and machinations of the Gustilo spouses. Later, the complaint was amended in September 1954, to assert as...