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Villavicencio vs. Quino

In the matter of the will of the deceased Eugenia Zu?iga del Rosario. VICENTE REYES VILLAVICENCIO, applicant-appellee, vs. SANTIAGO QUINIO, ET AL., oppositors-appellants.

G.R. No. 45248 | 1939-04-18

D E C I S I O N


CONCEPCION, J:

Eugenia Zuñiga del Rosario died in Batangas, Batangas, on December 19, 1934, leaving a will executed with all the legal formalities, which was probated on February 1, 1935, over the opposition of some relatives.

The third clause of the said will translated from Tagalog into Spanish, reads as follows:

"TERCERO: Declaro que tengo bienes inmuebles, muebles, semovientes, casa y camarin que se heredado de mis padres y hermanos y, no teniedo yo heredero forzoso como ya he dicho mas arriba, he dispuesto que mis citados bienes sean destinados solamente para la paz y felicidad de mi alma y de las de mis...