Sanchez vs. CA 279 SCRA 647 Facts: Lilia Sanchez, constructed a house on a lot owned by her arents!in! law.

"he lot was re#istered under "C" $o. 26%624 with the &ollowin# co!owners' (liseo Sanchez, )arilyn Sanchez, Lilian Sanchez, $enita Sanchez, Susana Sanchez and *eli e Sanchez. "herea&ter, the lot was re#istered under "C" $o. 2+92,6 in the na-e o& .ir#inia "eria by virtue o& a /eed o& Absolute Sale su osed to have been e0ecuted by all si0 162 co!owners in her &avor. Lilia Sanchez clai-ed that she did not a&&i0 her si#nature on the docu-ent and subse3uently re&used to vacate the lot, thus ro- tin# .ir#inia "eria to &ile an action &or recovery o& ossession o& the a&oresaid lot with the )e"C. )e"C decided in &avor o& "eria. R"C decision a&&ir-ed the R"C. CA dis-issed the case and held the roceedin#s closed and ter-inated. Issue: 4hether or no the CA erred when it dee-ed the s ecial closed and ter-inated5 Held: roceedin#s

$o. 6nder Section ,, Rule 97 o& the Rules o& Court, an order &or the distribution o& the estate -ay be -ade when the 8debts, &uneral char#es, and e0 enses o& ad-inistration, the allowance to the widow, and inheritance ta0, i& any,9 had been aid. "his order &or the distribution o& the estate:s residue -ust contain the na-es and shares o& the ersons entitled thereto. A erusal o& the whole record, articularly the trial court:s conclusion, reveals that all the &ore#oin# re3uire-ents already concurred in this case. "he ay-ent o& the indebtedness o& the estates have already been aid. "hus, the court has essentially &inished said roceedin#s which should be closed and ter-inated.