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Mauricia Soto Vs. Dominga Ong 033 Phil 414

MAURICIA SOTO and ERNESTO ONG, plaintiffs-appellants, vs. DOMINGA ONG, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. 10121 | 1916-02-03

D E C I S I O N


ARAULLO, J.:

On June 21, 1913, Claro Ong died in the district of Santa Cruz of this city of Manila and, on the 29th of the same month, was buried in grave No. 4, section No. 40, lot No. 28, of the Cementerio del Norte of this city. On the 29th of December of the same year, the deceased's sister, Dominga Ong, disinterred her said brother's corpse, removing it form the grave where it lay, and conveying it to that part of the Chinese cemetery of this city set aside for the burial of Catholic Chinese, and there reburied it.

These facts caused the widow of said deceased, Mauricia Soto, and her son, Ernesto Ong, to bring the...