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Gatchallian vs. Arlegui, et al

FRANCISCA GATCHALIAN, petitioner, vs. HON. JESUS P. ARLEGUI, Judge, Court of First Instance, Branch I, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya; MIGUEL GUEVARA, Provincial Sheriff, Nueva Vizcaya and PAZ TANWANGCO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-35615 | 1977-02-17

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

These two related cases have a common factual background.

L-35615. - Before the war Francisca Gatchalian (Aling Kikay) and Paz Tanwangco (who are now both over eighty-seven years old) were good friends who lived together in the same house located at Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. Whether they were partners and acquired properties with common funds is a matter of controversy.

They were separated because of the war. Paz Tanwangco evacuated to Pangasinan. Francisca Gatchalian presumably remained at Solano.

In 1965 Paz Tanwangco sued Francisca Gatchalian in the Court of First Instance of Nueva Vizcaya for the recovery...