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Gacad vs. Corpuz

JUAN M. GACAD, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. ROGELIO P. CORPUZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 27, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BAYOMBONG, NUEVA VIZCAYA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 216107 | 2022-08-03

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Certiorari[1] (Petition) challenging the September 23, 2014 Order[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 27 of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya in Special Proceedings No. 2658 which dismissed motu proprio a petition for the probate of a will executed by the late Ermelinda Gacad on the ground of improper venue.
 
Antecedent Facts
 
Petitioner Juan M. Gacad, Jr. (Gacad) filed a Petition for the Probate of the Last Will and Testament of the late Ermelinda Gacad[3] with the RTC of Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya, which was raffled to Branch 27....