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Atty. George S. Briones Vs. Lilia J. Henson-Cruz, Ruby J. Henson & Antonio Henson

ATTY. GEORGE S. BRIONES, Petitioner, versus LILIA J. HENSON-CRUZ, RUBY J. HENSON, and ANTONIO J. HENSON, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159130 | 2008-08-22

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J:

We review in this petition[1] the Decision of the Court of Appeals (Fifteenth Division) dated February 11, 2003[2] in CA-G.R. SP No. 71844.

THE ANTECEDENTS

Respondent Ruby J. Henson filed on February 23, 1999 a petition for the allowance of the will of her late mother, Luz J. Henson, with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, docketed as Special Proceedings No. 99-92870.

Lilia Henson-Cruz, one of the deceased's daughters and also a respondent in this petition, opposed Ruby's petition. She alleged that Ruby understated the value of their late mother's estate and acted with "unconscionable bad faith" in...