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Carandang, Iluminada, et al. Vs. Pomposa G. Venturanza, et al.

ILUMINADA CARANDANG, EDEN CARANDANG, SWANIE CARANDANG and MARILO CARANDANG, petitioners, vs. POMPOSA G. VENTURANZA and GREGORIO VENTURANZA, respondents.

G.R. No. L-41940 | 1984-11-21

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, J.:

Petitioners are the surviving heirs of the late Protacio Carandang who, during his lifetime, owned and possessed together with his spouse Iluminada, a parcel of land, duly registered in his name and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-21000 of the Register of Deeds of Oriental Mindoro. Because the property was saddled with claims of relatives of Protacio as alleged co-heirs to certain hereditary shares on the land, a case was filed against the spouses Carandang. The latter, being unlettered, sought the professional help of respondent Gregorio Venturanza, a long-time neighbor, lawyer and friend,...