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Nicanor T. Santos vs. Court of Appeals, et al.

NICANOR T. SANTOS, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, CONSUELO T. SANTOS-GUERRERO and ANDRES GUERRERO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 134787 | 2005-11-15

D E C I S I O N 


GARCIA, J.: 

Jurisprudence is replete with cases of close family ties sadly torn apart by disputes over inheritance. This is one of them and, for sure, will not be the last. 

In this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioner Nicanor T. Santos assails and seeks to set aside the Decision dated March 24, 1998[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in C.A. G.R. CV No. 50060 dismissing his appeal from the amended decision dated July 27, 1995 of the Regional Trial Court of Malabon-Navotas in Civil Case No. 1784-MN, an action for revival of judgment. 

The facts: 

Petitioner...