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ALSUA-BETTS v CA (BUENVIAJE AND ALSUA) &' SCRA 33' ()*RR*R+, -u " 3.% /&0&
NATURE Appea b" certiorari FACTS 1 +n 2o#ember '5% /&4&% 3on -esus A sua and his wife% 3o4a 5 orentina Re a% both of 6i!ao% A ba"% to!ether with a their i#in! chi dren% 5rancisca A sua1$etts% 7ab o A sua% 5ernando A sua thru this judicia !uardian C oti de Samson% and Amparo A sua de $uen#iaje% entered into a du " notari8ed a!reement% Escritura de Particion Extrajudicial % o#er the then present and existin! properties of the spouses 3on -esus and 3o4a 5 orentina. 1 +n -an. 5% /&55% 3on -esus and 3oa 5 orentina% a so 9nown as 3o4a Tina" separate " executed their respecti#e ho o!raphic wi s% the pro#isions of which were in conformit" and in imp ementation of the extrajudicia partition of 2o#. '5% /&4&. 1 +n Au!./4% /&5:% the spouses 3on -esus and 3o4a Tina" executed their mutua and reciproca codici s amendin! and supp ementin! their respecti#e ho o!raphic wi s. +n 5eb. /&% /&50% their respecti#e ho o!raphic wins and the codici s thereto were du " admitted to probate. 1 3o4a Tina" died in +ctober /&5&. In ear " 2o#. /&5&% 3on -esus cance ed his ho o!raphic and instructed his attorne" to draft a new wi . This subse;uent ast <i and Testament of 3on -esus executed on 2o#. /4% /&5& contained an express re#ocation of his ho o!raphic wi! of -an. 5% /&55 and the codici of Au!./4% /&5:, a statement re;uirin! that a of his properties donated to his chi dren in the 3eed of /&4& be co ated and ta9en into account in the partition of his estate, the institution of a his chi dren as de#isees and e!atees to certain specific properties, a statement be;ueathin! the rest of his properties and a that ma" be ac;uired in the future% before his death% to 7ab o and 5rancesca, and a statement namin! 5rancesca as executrix without bond. 1 3on -esus A sua died in /&:4. 7etitioner 5rancisca A sua $etts% as the executrix named in the wi of 2o#. /4% /&5&% fi ed a petition for the probate of said new wi of 3on -esus A sua before the C5I A ba" and was doc9eted as. +ppositions thereto were fi ed b" respondents 7ab o% Amparo and 5ernando. C5I a owed the the probate of the wi of 3on -esus A sua. CA re#ersed: denied the probate of the wi % dec ared nu and #oid the two sa es subject of the comp aint and ordered the defendants1petitioners% to pa" dama!es to the p aintiffs1pri#ate respondents. =ence% this petition. ISSUE <+2 CA erred in den"in! the probate of the wi HELD >*S
Art. /:'3. The ri!ht of e!a pre1emption or redemption sha not be exercised except within thirt" da"s from the notice in writin! b" the prospecti#e #endor% or b" the #endors% as the case ma" be. The deed of sa e sha not be recorded in the Re!istr" of 7ropert"% un ess accompanied b" an affida#it of the #endor that he has !i#en written notice thereof to a possib e redemptioners. The ri!ht of redemption of co1owners exc udes that of the adjoinin! owners.
Art. /.??. Shou d an" of the heirs se his hereditar" ri!hts to a stran!er before the partition% an" or a of the co1heirs ma" be subro!ated to the ri!hts of the purchaser b" reimbursin! him for the price of the sa e% pro#ided the" do so within the period of one month from the time the" were notified in writin! of the sa e b" the #endor.