Case Digest (G.R. No. L-3907)
Facts:
Roman Abaya v. Donata Zalamero, G.R. No. 3907, March 12, 1908, the Supreme Court (Arellano, C.J., Mapa, Johnson, Carson, Willard, and Tracey, JJ.), Torres, J., writing for the Court.On August 6, 1906, Roman Abaya filed a petition in the Court of First Instance of La Laguna for the allowance (probate) of the will of Juan Zalamero dated October 29, 1905, which Abaya produced in court; the instrument was written in the Tagalog dialect. Donata Zalamero opposed the petition, alleging the will was executed under pressure and unlawful influence favoring the beneficiaries and that it failed to comply with the formal signing requirements of Section 618 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
A hearing was set and witnesses for both sides were examined. On January 10, 1907, the Court of First Instance refused to admit the will. Abaya appealed from that decision and also moved for a new trial; the motion for new trial had not been finally acted upon by the trial court, but Abaya proceeded with his appeal and submitted a certified copy of the proceedings and his assignment of errors to this Court.
The questions presented below were whether the will had been executed under undue influence and whether it complied with the formal requisites of Section 618, Code of Civil Procedure. The Supreme Court reviewed the trial court's findi...(Pro-only)
Issues:
- Was the will of Juan Zalamero executed under unlawful pressure or improper influence by the beneficiaries?
- Was the will executed and signed in accordance with the requisites of Section 618 of the Code of Civ...(Pro-only)
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