Case Digest (G.R. No. L-8218)
Facts:
- The case involves an action to annul the marriage between Leoncio Cardenas and Florencia Ri en.
- The plaintiff, Eulogia Bigornia de Cardenas, claims that when Leoncio Cardenas entered into his second marriage on April 19, 1948, she, his first wife, was still alive.
- The defendants, Leoncio Cardenas and Florencia Ri en, deny knowledge of the first marriage and argue that they believed their marriage to be valid.
- The parties submitted a stipulation of facts, which included the marriage certificates of both marriages and an admission by Leoncio Cardenas that he was legally married to Eulogia Bigornia.
Issue:
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Ruling:
- The court ruled in favor of Eulogia Bigornia de Cardenas and declared the second marriage between Leoncio Cardenas a...(Unlock)
Ratio:
- The court based its decision on the stipulation of facts, which included the marriage certificates of both marriages.
- The court found that there was sufficient evidence to prove the existence of the first marriage between Leoncio Cardenas and Eulogia Bigornia.
- The court also noted that there was no evidence of a divorce, separation, dissolution, or annulment of the first marriage.
- Therefore, the court concluded that the second marriage was invalid due to the continued existence of the first marriage.
- The court rejected the defendants' argument that there was no proof of the minister's authority to solemnize the first marriage, as the marriage certificate itself served as evid...continue reading
Case Digest (G.R. No. L-8218)
Facts:
The case of De Cardenas v. Cardenas involves an action to annul a marriage entered into by Leoncio Cardenas and Florencia Rien. The plaintiff, Eulogia Bigornia de Cardenas, claims that she was still alive when Leoncio entered into the second marriage. The defendants, Leoncio and Florencia, deny knowledge of the first marriage and argue that they believed their marriage was valid.
The parties submitted a stipulation of facts, which included the following: 1) Eulogia and Leoncio were married on July 10, 1927, as evidenced by the original marriage contract; 2) Leoncio and Florencia were married on April 10, 1948, as evidenced by a certification from the Municipal Treasurer; 3) Leoncio admitted in a sworn affidavit that he was legally married to Eulogia; 4) The U.S. Veterans Administration confirmed that Eulogia is the legal wife of Leoncio; 5) There has been no divorce, separation, dissolution, or annulment of the marriage between Eulogia and Leoncio; and 6) The authorization of the minister who solemnized the marriage does not appear in the records.
Issue:
The main issue in this case is whether the second marriage between Leoncio and Florencia should be annulled on the grounds that Leoncio was still legally married to Eulogia at the time of the second marriage.
Ruling:
The court declared the second marriage between Leoncio and Flore...