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Yap vs. Paras

JULIANA P. YAP, petitioner, vs. MARTIN PARAS and ALFREDO D. BARCELONA, SR., Judge of the 3rd MTC of Glan Malapatan, South Cotabato, respondents. Mariano C. Alegarbes for petitioner. Public Attorney's Office for private respondent.

G.R. No. 101236 | 1992-01-30

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
FIRST DIVISION
 
CRUZ, J.:
 
This is still another dispute between brother and sister over a piece of property they inherited from their parents. The case is complicated by the circumstance that the private respondent's counsel in this petition is the son of the judge, the other respondent, whose action is being questioned.
 
Petitioner Juliana P. Yap was the sister of private respondent Martin Paras.*
 
On October 31, 1971, according to Yap, Paras sold to her his share in the intestate estate for P300.00. The sale was evidenced by a private document. Nineteen years...