G.R. No. 48541 - JANUARY 1943 - PHILIPPINE JURISPRUDENCE CASE NUMBERCASE TITLE G.R. No. 48541January 30, 1943 Valeriana Quion, etc. vs. Vicente Claridad, et al. G.R. No. 48533January 30, 1943 Anak-Pawis Santa Rosa vs. Matilde de Guzman, et al. G.R. No. 48489January 30, 1943 Perfecto M. Alejo vs. Pablo S. Sison G.R. No. 48430January 30, 1943 Florentina Pisalbon vs. Placida Bejec G.R. No. 48309January 30, 1943 Eusebia Escobar vs. Ramon Locsin G.R. No. 48173January 30, 1943 Genaro F. Mendoza, et al vs. Epifania Rosel, et al. G.R. No. 48817January 22, 1943 Juan Yap Daes, et al. vs. We Ko G.R. No. 48244January 22, 1943 El Hogar Filipino vs. Santos Investments,Inc. G.R. No. 48198January 18, 1943 Feliciano Sison vs. People of the Philippines G.R. No. 48009January 15, 1943 Dominador Jison, et al vs. Teofila Conlu vda. de Hernaez, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc. Valeriana Quion, etc. vs. Vicente Claridad, et al. Anak-Pawis Santa Rosa vs. Matilde de Guzman, et al. Perfecto M. Alejo vs. Pablo S. Sison Florentina Pisalbon vs. Placida Bejec Eusebia Escobar vs. Ramon Locsin Genaro F. Mendoza, et al vs. Epifania Rosel, et al. Juan Yap Daes, et al. vs. We Ko El Hogar Filipino vs. Santos Investments,Inc. Feliciano Sison vs. People of the Philippines Dominador Jison, et al vs. Teofila Conlu vda. de Hernaez, et al. The Lawphil Project - Arellano Law Foundation, Inc.

1. DESCENT AND DISTRIBUTION; FRAUDULENT CONCEALMENT OF DECEDENT'S HEIRS BY HIS SECOND MARRIAGE; RIGHT OF SAID HEIRS TO RECOVER ONE-HALF OF DECEDENT'S ESTATE.— In the intestate proceedings of a deceased, prosecuted by appellants, the latter knowingly concealed the fact that said deceased left a second wife with whom he had two children, namely, herein appellees.Held:That the trial court, in a subsequent action brought by appellees to recover their legal participations in the deceased's estate, correctly declared said appellees coowners of the estate in question to the to the extent of one-half thereof, with right to its possession.

2. ID.; ID.; ID.; ACTION FOR RELIEF ON THE GROUND OF FRAUD DISTINGUISHED FROM REOPENING OF INTESTATE PROCEEDINGS.— There is no merit in appellant's claim that the intestate proceedings could no longer be reopened after the expiration of the two-year period fixed in section 597 and 598 of the Code of Civil Procedure. It suffices to state that this is an action by the heirs of the deceased by his second marriage whose dominion over their share in the inheritance was automatically and by operation of law vested in them upon the death of said deceased, subject only to the lien of the latter's creditors, for the purpose of obtaining relief on the ground of fraud, which action may be brought within four years after the discovery of the fraud, in accordance with section 43 of the Code of Civil Procedure.