- Petitioner
- Sanson
- Respondent
- Araneta
- Citation
- G.R. No. 43482
- Court
- Supreme Court
- Division
- Second Division
- Ponente
- Diaz, J.
- Decided
- July 28, 1937; September 8, 1937 (Resolution on Motion for Reconsideration)
Summary
This case involved a family dispute over the estate partition of deceased Roque Sanson among his widow Isabel Araneta and children. Plaintiff Serafin Sanson successfully sought rescission of a 1927 partition agreement due to lesion exceeding one-fourth. The Supreme Court modified the lower court's order, affirming the dismissal of receiver appointments but reversing approval of the estate inventory. The Court found the inventory significantly deficient, omitting numerous properties including lands worth P9,000, proceeds from property sales totaling thousands of pesos, and rental income. The decision established important precedents regarding estate inventory completeness, receiver appointments in partition cases, and the requirement for accurate classification of conjugal versus exclusive property in succession proceedings. The Court ordered a comprehensive new inventory and proper collation procedures for equitable partition.