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Juan Castro vs. Court of Appeals 173 SCRA 658

JUAN CASTRO and FELICIANA CASTRO, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, CIPRIANO NAVAL and BENITA C. NAVAL, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-50974-75 | 1989-05-31

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

This petition for review on certiorari seeks the reversal of the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. Nos. 47262 and 47263-R, which affirmed the decision of the then Court of First Instance of Tarlac in Civil Case Nos. 3762-3763. The dispositive portion of the trial court's decision reads as follows:

"WHEREFORE, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of defendants and against plaintiffs in the above-entitled cases:

"1) Declaring defendant Benita Castro Naval a duly acknowledged and recognized illegitimate child of Eustaquio Castro;

"2) Awarding the sum of P2,000.00 to defendants by way of attorney's fee...