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G.R. No. 173292 September 1, 2010

MEMORACION Z. CRUZ, represented b E!GAR!O Z. CRUZ, "et#t#oner,

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OS%A&!O Z. CRUZ, Respondent.


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ANTONIO B. BALTAZAR vs. LORENZO LAXA

G.R. No. 174489 April 11, 2012

DEL CASTILLO, J.:

FACTS:

Pai!"ia #a$ a 78 %!ar ol& $pi"$'!r #(!" $(! )a&! (!r la$' #ill a"& '!$'a)!"' !"'i'l!& *Ta+liNa" -ili" o T!$'a)!"'o i$$ Pai!"ia R!ala/ ill i" '(! Pa)pa"o &ial!' o" S!p'!)3!r 1,1981. T(! ill, !5!+'!& i" '(! (o+$! o6 r!'ir!& J+&! Er"!$'i"o G. Li)pi" J+&! Li)pi", #a$ r!a& 'oPai!"ia '#i!. A6'!r #(i(, Pai!"ia !5pr!$$!& i" '(! pr!$!"! o6 '(! i"$'r+)!"'al #i'"!$$!$ '(a' '(!&o+)!"' i$ (!r la$' #ill a"& '!$'a)!"'. S(! '(!r!a6'!r a66i5!& (!r $i"a'+r! a' '(! !"& o6 '(! $ai&&o+)!"' o" pa! $a"& '(!" o" '(! l!6' )ari" o6 pa!$ 1, 2 a"& 4 '(!r!o6.

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o" '(! 6ollo#i" ro+"&$: '(! ill #a$ "o' !5!+'!& a"& a''!$'!& 'o i" aor&a"! #i'( '(! r!+ir!)!"'$o6 '(! la# '(a' Pai!"ia #a$ )!"'all% i"apa3l! 'o )a>! a ill a' '(! 'i)! o6 i'$ !5!+'io" '(a' $(! #a$6or!& 'o !5!+'! '(! ill +"&!r &+r!$$ or i"6l+!"! o6 6!ar or '(r!a'$ '(a' '(! !5!+'io" o6 '(! ill (a&3!!" pro+r!& 3% +"&+! a"& i)prop!r pr!$$+r! a"& i"6l+!"! 3% Lor!";o or 3% $o)! o'(!r p!r$o"$ 6or

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ISSUE:


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(!'(!r Pai!"ia #a$ "o' o6 $o+"& )i"& a' '(! 'i)! '(! #ill #a$ all!!&l% !5!+'!&.

RULING:

T(! $'a'! o6 3!i" 6or!'6+l &o!$ "o' "!!$$aril% )a>! a p!r$o" )!"'all% +"$o+"& $o a$

'o r!"&!r (i) +"6i' 'o !5!+'! a ill. or!'6+l"!$$ i$ "o' !+i=al!"' 'o 3!i" o6 +"$o+"& )i"&.-!$i&!$, Ar'il! 799 o6 '(! N!# Ci=il Co&! $'a'!$: *To 3! o6 $o+"& )i"&, i' i$ "o' "!!$$ar% '(a''(! '!$'a'or 3! i" 6+ll po$$!$$io" o6 all (i$ r!a$o"i" 6a+l'i!$, or '(a' (i$ )i"& 3! #(oll%+"3ro>!", +"i)pair!&, or +"$(a''!r!& 3% &i$!a$!, i"B+r% or o'(!r a+$!/. I' $(all 3! $+66ii!"' i6'(! '!$'a'or #a$ a3l! a' '(! 'i)! o6 )a>i" '(! #ill 'o >"o# '(! "a'+r! o6 '(! !$'a'! 'o 3!&i$po$!& o6, '(! prop!r o3B!'$ o6 (i$ 3o+"'%, a"& '(! (ara'!r o6 '(! '!$'a)!"'ar% a'. -ar!all!a'io"$ o6 &+r!$$ or i"6l+!"! o6 6!ar or '(r!a'$, +"&+! a"& i)prop!r i"6l+!"! a"& pr!$$+r!,6ra+& a"& 'ri>!r% a""o' 3! +$!& a$ 3a$i$ 'o &!"% '(! pro3a'! o6 a #ill.

!r!, '(!r! #a$ "o $(o#i" '(a' Pai!"ia #a$ p+3lil% >"o#" 'o 3! i"$a"! o"! )o"'( or l!$$3!6or! '(! )a>i" o6 '(! ill. Cl!arl%, '(+$, '(! 3+r&!" 'o pro=! '(a' Pai!"ia #a$ o6 +"$o+"& )i"&li!$ +po" '(! $(o+l&!r$ o6 p!'i'io"!r$. o#!=!r a"& a$ !arli!r )!"'io"!&, "o $+3$'a"'ial !=i&!"! #a$

pr!$!"'!& 3% '(!) 'o pro=! '(! $a)!, '(!r!3% #arra"'i" '(! CA$ 6i"&i" '(a' p!'i'io"!r$ 6ail!& 'o&i$(ar! $+( 3+r&!".

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