Facts:

• The case involves the estate of the deceased Vicente Golingco.
• Juana B. Viuda de Golingco and Marcial Golingco appealed against Ambrosio A. Calleja, Salustiano Zubeldia, Pedro Bulan, Marina Viuda de Bulan, and Juan Bulan.
• The court granted an extension of time for the Claims Commission to consider and admit claims, within the maximum period of eighteen months.
• The notification to creditors for the submission of claims against the estate was made on March 25, 1926.
• The first extension granted by the court on January 21, 1927, was for one month, and the second extension was until May 31, 1927.
• On May 31, 1927, the Commission admitted Calleja's claim.
• The claim of Ambrosio Calleja was submitted on May 20, 1926, two months after the notification to creditors.
• The appellants argued that the court exceeded the allowable time for the extension.
• It was found that the notification to creditors was made on March 25, 1926, not March 25, 1925, as claimed by the appellants.
• Calleja's claim was admitted by the Commission on May 31, 1927.
• The Commissioners submitted their report to the court on July 11, 1927.
• The administrator appealed this report, specifically regarding Calleja's claim, on August 8, which was 28 days after its submission, exceeding the 25-day period set by law.
• The court declared that this appeal was filed out of time, and no exception was raised against this declaration.
• On November 4, 1927, the court ordered the administrator to pay Calleja the claimed amount of P950.
• Since the order was not complied with, the court appointed Salustiano Zubeldia as a special administrator to sell properties from the estate to satisfy Calleja's claim.
• Zubeldia sold eleven parcels of land in compliance with this order, and the court approved the sale.
• The appellants appealed against the court's approval of the sale.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The court found the argument raised by the appellants to be unfounded.
• The court confirmed the lower court's deci...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The court upheld the decision to extend the deadline for creditors to file claims, as it was within the allowable period.
• The court affirmed the approval of the sa...continue reading