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Bernarda CH. Osmena Vs. Nicasio CH. Osmena, et al.

Bernarda Ch. Osmena, Petitioner, versus Nicasio Ch. Osmena, Jose Ch. Osmena, Tomas Ch. Osmena, Heirs of Francisco Ch. Osmena and Sixta Ch. Osmena, Respondents

G.R. No. 171911 | 2010-01-26

R E S O L U T I O N


CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] of the April 14, 2005 decision[2] and March 2, 2006 resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 72407.

The parties to this case are descendants of spouses Quintin Chiong Osmeña and Chiong Tan Sy. Petitioner is the couple's daughter while respondents Nicasio and Jose Osmeña are their grandchildren. The dispute revolves around two parcels of land, Lots 4[3] and 5[4], and the ancestral house standing on Lot 4.

Before her death, Chiong Tan Sy executed a last will and testament in which she enumerated her properties. The ancestral house subject of the...