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Pablo Ralla Vs. Pedro Ralla

PABLO RALLA, substituted by his wife and co-defendant CARMEN MUNOZ-RALLA, and his legal heirs, HILDA RALLA-ALMINE, BELISTA, RENE RALLA-BELISTA and GERARDO M. RALLA, petitioners, vs. PEDRO RALLA, substituted by his legal heirs, LEONI, PETER, and MARINELA, all surnamed RALLA, and COURT OF APPEALS, respondents. Rafael Triunfante and Teodorico C. Almine, Jr. for petitioners. Ruben R. Basa for private respondents.

G.R. No. 78646 | 1991-07-23

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

Rosendo Ralla had two sons, Pablo and Pedro. The father apparently loved the former but not the latter, Pablo and his family lived with Rosendo, who took care of all the household expenses. Pablo administered part of the family properties and received a monthly salary of P250.00 plus part of the produce of the land. Pedro lived with his mother, Paz Escarella, in another town. He was not on good terms with his father.

Paz Escarella died in 1957 and the two brothers partitioned 63 parcels of land she left as her paraphernal property. The partition was sustained by this Court in G.R. Nos. 63253-54 on April 27,...