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Eligio Estanislao, Jr. vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

ELIGIO ESTANISLAO, JR., petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, REMEDIOS ESTANISLAO, EMILIO and LEOCADIO SANTIAGO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-49982 | 1988-04-27

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

By this petition for certiorari the Court is asked to determine if a partnership exists between members of the same family arising from their joint ownership of certain properties.

Petitioner and private respondents are brothers and sisters who are co-owners of certain lots at the corner of Annapolis and Aurora Blvd., Quezon City which were then being leased to the Shell Company of the Philippines Limited (SHELL). They agreed to open and operate a gas station thereat to be known as Estanislao Shell Service Station with an initial investment of P15,000.00 to be taken from the advance rentals due to them...