27. Gonzales v Aguinaldo 190 SCRA 112 DIGEST

BEATRIZ F. GONZALES vs. HON. ZOILO AGUINALDO, Judge of Regional Trial our!, Bran"# $%&, 'a(a!i, 'e!ro 'anila and TERESA F. OLBES

G.R. No. 74769 September 28, 1990, 190 SCRA 112  Aicel Joy J Mayor  Mayor 

FATS)

> Doña Ramona s s!rvve" b# $er %o!r &4' ($)"ren *$o are $er on)# $ers, name)#, Astero +av +avs, s, eat eatrr- +. GonGon-a)e a)es, s, eresa resa +. /)be /)bes, s, an" an" Ce() Ce()a a +av +avsG sGom ome-. e-. $e $e (o!r (o!rtt a quo apponte" quo apponte" pettoner an" prvate respon"ent as (oa"mnstrat(es o% t$e estate.

> $)e pettoner *as n t$e nte" States a((ompan#n3 $er a)n3 $!sban" *$o *as re(evn3 me"(a) treatment n t$at (o!ntr#, prvate respon"ent %)e" a moton to remove eatr- as (oa"mnstratr, on t$e 3ro!n" t$at s$e s n(apab)e or !ns!tab)e to "s($ar3e t$e tr!st an" $a" (ommtte" a(ts an" omssons "etrmenta) to t$e nterest o% t$e estate an" t$e $ers.

> A%ter t$e %)n3 o% prvate respon"ent5s a%oresa" a%ores a" moton, respon"ent !"3e o)o A3!na)"o ss!e" an /r"er *$($ re!re" eatr- an" t$e ot$er partes to %)e t$er opposton, % an#, t$ereto. /n)# Astero +avs oppose" t$e remova) o% eatr- +. Gon-a)es as (oa"mnstratr.

> Respon"ent !"3e (an(e))e" t$e )etters o% a"mnstraton 3rante" to eatr- an" retane" eresa as t$e a"mnstratr o% t$e estate o% t$e )ate Ramona Gon-a)es.

> ettoner move" to re(ons"er b!t t$e probate (o!rt "ene" t.

ISSUE)

$et$er or not t$e remova) o% pettoner as (oa"mnstrat *as an($ore" on an# 3ro!n"s  prov"e" !n"er Se(ton 2, R!)e 82, R!)es o% Co!rt.

RULING)

 No. $e r!)e s t$at % no ee(!tor s name" n t$e *)), or t$e name" ee(!tor or ee(!tors are n(ompetent, re%!se t$e tr!st, or %a) to 3ve bon", or a person "es ntestate, t$e (o!rt m!st appont an a"mnstrator o% t$e estate o% t$e "e(ease" *$o s$a)) a(t as representatve not on)# o% t$e (o!rt appontn3 $m b!t a)so o% t$e $ers an" t$e (re"tors o% t$e estate. :n t$e eer(se o% ts "s(reton, t$e probate (o!rt ma# appont one, t*o or more (oa"mnstrators to $ave t$e bene%t o% t$er ;!"3ment an" per$aps at a)) tmes to $ave "%%erent nterests represente".

A"mnstrators $ave s!($ an nterest n t$e ee(!ton o% t$er tr!st as entt)e t$em to  prote(ton %rom remova) *t$o!t ;!st (a!se.