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Serzo vs Flores

ZENAIDA GONZALES SERZO, Complainant, versus ATTY. ROMEO M. FLORES, Respondent.

AC No. 6040 (Formerly CBD 02-972) | 2004-07-30

D E C I S I O N





CARPIO MORALES, J.:

A complaint for disbarment[1] subject of the present decision was filed by Zenaida Gonzales Serzo (complainant) against Atty. Romeo M. Flores (respondent) arising from his notarization of a November 28, 2000 Deed of Absolute Sale[2] covering a 7,500 square meter parcel of land situated in Cardona, Rizal, owned by complainant's father Neybardo Gonzales y Villaluna (Gonzales) who had earlier died on October 16, 2000.



In the Deed of Absolute Sale notarized by respondent, the deceased Gonzales purportedly sold the land to one Yolanda dela Cruz (Yolanda) whose signature, as well as that of...