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Arturio Trinidad vs. Court of Appeals

ARTURIO TRINIDAD, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, FELIX TRINIDAD (deceased) and LOURDES TRINIDAD, respondents.

G.R. No. 118904 | 1998-04-20

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

In the absence of a marriage contract and a birth certificate, how may marriage and filiation be proven?

The Case

This is the main question raised in this petition for review on certiorari challenging the Court of Appeals 1 Decision promulgated on December 1, 1994 2 and Resolution promulgated on February 8, 1995 3 in CA-GR CV No. 23275, which reversed the decision of the trial court and dismissed petitioner's action for partition and damages.

On August 10, 1978, Petitioner Arturio Trinidad filed a complaint 4 for partition and damages against Private Respondents Felix and Lourdes, both surnamed Trinidad,...