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Eusebia Broce, Et Al. Vs. Catalino Broce

EUSEBIA BROCE, ET AL., plaintiffs-appellees, vs. CATALINO BROCE, defendant-appellant.

G.R. No. 1801 | 1905-07-26

D E C I S I O N


WILLARD, J.:

Gregorio Broce died on the 16th day of August, 1889. The plaintiffs are his children, and the defendant is his brother. The only question in the case is, Are the plaintiffs the owners of the hacienda San Pedro, in the pueblo of Calatrava, in the Province of Occidental Negros, or is the defendant the owner?

The court below decided that the plaintiffs were the owners. The defendant moved for a new trial on the ground that this decision was not justified by the evidence, and in this court the only question raised by the different assignments of error is, Did the evidence in the court justify this finding of...