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Ma. Corazon D. Fulgencio vs Atty Bienvenido Martin

Ma. Corazon D. Fulgencio, complainant, vs. ATTY. BIENVENIDO G. MARTIN, respondent.

A.C. No. 3223 | 2003-05-29

D E C I S I O N

CARPIO-MORALES, J.:

In a Complaint[1] dated May 9, 1988 which was received by this Court on May 20, 1988, complainant Ma. Corazon D. Fulgencio seeks the imposition of disciplinary measures against Atty. Bienvenido G. Martin (respondent) for falsifying and notarizing two documents of sale purportedly executed by her husband Kua Se Beng (Kua).

On June 1, 1983, in Isabela, Basilan, respondent, a notary public, notarized two documents, a Deed of Absolute Sale[2] over a parcel of land and a Bill of Sale[3] over a Toyota sedan, both purportedly executed by Kua.

Complainant alleges that the two documents could not have been...