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ceedings, except where one of the parties prays merely for the
inclusion or exclusion from the inventory of the property, in which
case the probate court may pass provisionally upon the question
without prejudice to its final determination in a separate ction
(Garcia v. Garcia, 87 Phil. 353 Guingguing v. Abuton, 48 Phil.
144), however, when the parties are all heirs of the deceased, it is
optional on them to submit to the probate court a question as to
title to property, and when so submitted, said probate court may
definitely pass judgment thereon (Pascual v. Pascual, 73 Phil.
561 Maalac v. Ocampo, et al., 73 Phil. 661).
Same Same Same Probate courts vented with jurisdiction to
try controversies between heirs regarding ownership of prop
erties
allegedly belonging to deceased.The jurisdiction to try
controversies between heirs of the defeased regarding the owner
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presumption laid down in Article 160 of the Civil Code, and that
since the donation was null and void the deceased Eusebio Capili
did not become owner of the share of his wife and therefore could
not validly dispose of it in his will.
On September 14, 1960, the probate court, the Honorable M.
Mejia presiding, issued an order declaring the donation void
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rule.
In a line of decisions, this Court consistently held that
as a general rule, question as to title to property cannot be
passed upon on testate or intestate proceedings,1 except
where one of the parties prays merely for the inclusion or
exclusion from the inventory of the property, in which case
the probate court may pass provisionally upon the
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1 Bauermann v. Casas, 10 Phil. 386 Devese V. Arbes, 13 Phil. 274
Franco v. OBrien, 13 Phil. 359 Guzman v. Anog, 37 Phil. 71 Lunsod v.
Ortega, 46 Phil. 644 Ongsingco v. Tan & Borja, G.R. No. L7635, July 25,
1955 Raquial v. Anihan, G.R. No. L4377, January 23, 1953 Mallari v.
Mallari, G.R. No. L4656, February 23, 1953.
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Decision affirmed.
Notes.Recovery of rentals allegedly due the estate
does not come within the jurisdiction of a probate court and
should be by separate suit commenced by the
administrator, not by mere motion by the administrator in
the probate proceedings, because of the absence of express
statutory authorization to coerce the lessee debtor into
defending himself in the probate court (Bezore, et al. v.
Camon, L21034, April 30, 1966). Even matters affecting
property under judicial administration may not be taken
cognizance of by the court in the course of intestate pro
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