Christensen Case - Aznar V Garcia - Renvoi Doctrine

 

Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. L-16749

January 31, 1963

IN THE MTTER O! THE TESTTE ESTTE O! E"#R" E. CHRISTENSEN, "ECESE". "OL!O C. $NR, E%&'u(or an) LUC* CHRISTENSEN, H&+r o (& )&'&a&), )&'&a&), Executor  Executor and Heir-appellees, vs. HELEN CHRISTENSEN GRCI, oppositor-appellant. GRCI,  oppositor-appellant. M. R. Sotelo for executor and heir-appellees. Leopoldo M. Abellera and Jovito Salonga for oppositor-appellant. L/R"OR, J.: his is an appeal fro! a decision of the Court of "irst #nstance of $avao, Hon. %icente N. Cusi, &r., presidin', in (pecial Proceedin' No. )** of said court, dated (epte!ber +, +, approvin' a!on' thin's the final accounts of the executor, directin' the executor to rei!burse Maria uc/ Christensen the a!ount of P0,)11 paid b/ her to Helen Christensen 2arcia as her le'ac/, and declarin' Maria uc/ Christensen entitled to the residue of the propert/ to be en3o/ed durin' her lifeti!e, and in case of death 4ithout issue, one-half of said residue to be pa/able to Mrs. Carrie ouise C. Borton, etc., in accordance 4ith the provisions of the 4ill of the testator Ed4ard E. Christensen. he 4ill 4as executed in Manila on March 5, +5+ and contains the follo4in' provisions6 0. # declare ... that # have but b ut 7NE 8+9 child, na!ed MAR#A :C; CHR#(EN(EN 8no4 Mrs. Bernard $ane/9, 4ho 4as born in the Philippines about t4ent/-ei'ht /ears a'o, and 4ho is no4 residin' at No. ))5 Rod'er ;oun' %illa'e, os An'eles, California, :.(.A. . # further declare that # no4 have no livin' ascendants, and no descendants except !/ above na!ed dau'hter, MAR#A :C; CHR#(EN(EN $ANE;. $ANE;. xxx

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