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Spouses Maria Butiong and Villafria vs. Plazo and Alaras

SPOUSES MARIA BUTIONG AND FRANCISCO VILLAFRIA, SUBSTITUTED BY DR. RUEL B. VILLAFRIA, PETITIONERS, VS. MA. GRACIA RIÑOZA PLAZO AND MA. FE RIÑOZA ALARAS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 187524 | 2015-08-05

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the-Court is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision[1] and Resolution,[2] dated March 13, 2009 and April 23, 2009, respectively, of the Court Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 107347, which affirmed the Judgment[3] dated October 1, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Nasugbu, Batangas, Branch 14, in Civil Case No. 217.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On November 16, 1989, Pedro L. Riñoza died intestate, leaving several heirs, including his children with his...