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DIGEST
No. 159507
April 19, 2006
No. 161220, July 30, 2008
No. 115181
March 31, 2000
No. 122880
April 12, 2006
No. 127920. August 9, 2005
No. 156021
No. L-32636
March 17, 1930

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
G.R. No. L-23445 June 23, 1966 VS G.R. No. L-23135
ho vs. Udan, L-19996, April 30, 1965, 13 SCRA 693

December 26, 1967 VS Cac

RULES 73
G.R. No. L-40502
November 29, 1976
G.R. No. L-55509
April 27, 1984
[G.R. No. L-9282. May 31, 1956.]
[G.R. No. L-33929. September 2, 1983.]
Utulo v. Pasion vda. de Garcia, 66 Phil. 303
De Borja, etc. vs. Tan, etc. and De Borja, 97 Phil. 872 , No. L-6476 November 1
8, 1955
G.R. No. L-54919
May 30, 1984
G.R. No. 128314
May 29, 2002
G.R. No. 75773
April 17, 1990
G.R. No. 150206 03/13/09
G.R. No. 174975
January 20, 2009
G.R. No. 164108 MAY 08, 2009
Fleumer vs. Hix54 Phil 610Facts: The petitioner is a special administrator of th
e estate of Edward Hix. He alleged that thelatter s will was executed in Elkins, W
est Virginia on November 3, 1925 by Hix who hadhis residence in that jurisdictio
n, and that the laws of that state govern. To this end, thepetitioner submitted
a copy of Section 3868 of Acts 1882, c.84 as found in West VirginiaCode, annotat
ed by Hogg, Charles E., vol.2 1914, p. 1690 and as certified to by theDirector
of National Library.The Judge of the First Instance however denied the probate
of the will on the groundsthat Sec 300 and 301 of the Code of Civil Procedure we
re not complied with. Hence, thisappeal.Issue: Is it necessary to prove in this
jurisdiction the existence of such law in West Virginia as aprerequisite to the
allowance and recording of said will.