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Pacioles V Chuatoco Ching
Pacioles V Chuatoco Ching
Singson
Spec Pro
3C
EMILIO B. PACIOLES, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS
ADMINISTRATOR AND HEIR OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE
OF MIGUELITA CHING-PACIOLES, petitioner, vs. MIGUELA
CHUATOCO-CHING, respondent. G.R. No. 127920. August
9, 2005
Doctrine: When a question arises as to ownership of
property alleged to be a part of the estate of the deceased
person, but claimed by some other person to be his
property, not by virtue of any right of inheritance from the
deceased but by title adverse to that of the deceased and
his estate, such question cannot be determined in the
course of an intestate or probate proceedings.
Facts: On 1992, Miguelita Pacioles died intestate leaving real
properties with an estimated value of P10.5M, stock
investments worth P518, 783.00, bank deposits amounting to
P6.54M and interests in certain businesses.
She was survived by her husband Emilio B. Pacioles Jr.
(petitioner) and her 2 minor children.
Pacioles filed a verified petition for the settlement of
Miguelitas estate.
Miguelitas mother Miguela Chuatoco-Ching (respondent)
filed an opposition to the petition for letters of administration
and claimed that the bulk of the estate is composed of
paraphernal properties. She prayed that the letters of
administration be issued to her instead and wished to be
appointed as administratrix.
Ching contended that she has direct and material
interest in the estate because she gave half of her inherited
properties to Miguelita on condition that both of them would
undertake whatever business endeavor they decided to in the