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Santos vs. Manarang (1914)The Jealous Brother

1 PHIL 689 | G.R. No. L-8235 | 19 March 1914

Prepared by:Richard Troy A. Colmenares, 9 July 2014

Proe!!or:Atty. Elijo Herrera!ellones

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NATURE OF THE CASEA""eal

FACTS

Parties

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Decedent# $on %ucas de &cam"o '()* The Testator

Relationship to Decedent1. +a.

Timeline

1894 1903

2 $EC - $EC $EC 12 $EC 10 /E!

A ! C $ E

EventsA. hen Juana receied acraments 3rom /r. Ala!. E5ecution o3 6ill* Alle7edly, The Testatri5 6as oer 80C. Alle7ed $eath o3 The Testatri5$. Actual $eath o3 The Testatri5 as "er eidenceE. Court $ecision

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"on these 7rounds 6e hold that jud7ment must e 3or the de3endant, declarin7 the 6ill e5ecuted

y $o:a Juana Es"inosa on the -th o3 $ecemer, 1894, to e alid and e33icacious, 6ithout

s"ecial im"osition o3 costs.

The Estate

The Story$on %ucas de &cam"o died on ;oemer 18, 190t is clear that this committee has nothin7 to do 6ith le7acies. >t is true that a det may e le3t as a

le7acy, either to the detor, or to a third "erson. !ut this case can only arise 6hen the det is an asset o3

the estate.

,o#&e#&$o# Rea!o#

1. >nca"acity o3 The Testatri5 a7e 80 years oldso ill that she could not s"ea?three days e3ore Eent !, she receied thesacraments 3rom /r. Ala 'Eent A)t6o days a3ter Eent !, she diedshe stoo"ed7ae contradictory orders as a result o3 seniledeility

2. >nca"acity o3 The ;otary +ulic did not understand the Bisayan dialect

. >nca"acity o3 the Three itnesses not hain7 "er3ect ?no6led7e o3 the "anishlan7ua7e

4. >nca"acity o3 The D>nter"reter he 6as in 3act the amanuensis1'assistant) o3 The;otary +ulic, and the serices he rendered is notas inter"reterhe 6rote the 6ill

1aa#*e#!$!' many 6enss) a literary or artistic assistant, in "articular one 6ho ta?es dictation or

co"ies manuscri"ts.

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This iolates Art.

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2. The ;otary +ulic 6as not >nca"acitated. This is not a 7round 3or annulment o3 a "ulicinstrument, either in"anish notaries/ili"ino notaries

. Three itnesses 6ere not >nca"acitated. This is not a 7round 3or annulment, nor does i t

ma?e them incom"etentThis 6as not "roenThey ?ne6 the dialect o3 the Testatri5 andunderstood "anish 6hich is in accordance 6ith

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