5-Pereira v CA

[G.R. No. 81147. June 20, 1989.]VICTORIA BRINGAS PEREIRA,petitioner,vs.THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS andRITA PEREIRA NAGAC, respondents.D E C I S I O NGANCAYCO, J p:Is a judicial adminis!aion p!oceedin" necessa!# $%en %e deceden dies inesae $i%ou lea&in" an# de's( )a#%e p!o'ae cou! appoin %e su!&i&in" sise! o* %e deceased as %e adminis!a!i+ o* %e esae o* %e deceasedinsead o* %e su!&i&in" spouse( ,%ese a!e %e main -uesions $%ic% need o 'e !esol&ed in %is case..nd!es de Gu/man 0e!ei!a, an emplo#ee o* %e 0%ilippine .i!1ines, passed a$a# on Janua!# 2, 1982 a 3acoo!,4a&ie $i%ou a $ill. 5e $as su!&i&ed '# %is le"iimae spouse o* en mon%s, %e %e!ein peiione! 6ico!ia 3!in"as0e!ei!a, and %is sise! Ria 0e!ei!a Na"ac, %e %e!ein p!i&ae !esponden. 1i'1e+7n )a!c% 1, 1982, p!i&ae !esponden insiued 'e*o!e 3!anc% 19 o* %e Re"ional,!ial4ou! o* 3acoo!, 4a&ie,8pecial0!oceedin" No. R,4938098294 *o! %e issuance o* lee!s o* adminis!aion in %e! *a&o! pe!ainin" o %eesaeo* %edeceased.nd!esdeGu/man0e!ei!a.1In%e! &e!i*iedpeiion, p!i&ae!esponden alle"ed%e*ollo$in": %a s%e and 6ico!ia 3!in"as 0e!ei!a a!e %e onl# su!&i&in" %ei!s o* %e deceased: %a %e deceased le*no $ill: %a %e!e a!e no c!edio!s o* %e deceased: %a %e deceased le* se&e!al p!ope!ies, namel#: dea% 'ene*is*!om %e 0%ilippine .i! 1ines ;0.1 ;04I3in"anappoinmen asadminis!ao! isme!el#oa&oidamuliplici# o* suis since %e %ei! see>in" suc% appoinmen $ans o as> *o! %e annulmen o* ce!ain !ans*e!s o*p!ope!#, %a same o'jeci&e could 'e ac%ie&ed in an acion *o! pa!iion and %e !ial cou! is no jusi*ied in issuin"lee!so* adminis!aion14Insill ano%e! case, Bedidno *indsopo$e!*ul a!eason%ea!"umen %a %eappoinmen o* %e %us'and, a usu*!ucua!# *o!ced %ei! o* %is deceased $i*e, as judicial adminis!ao! is necessa!#in o!de! *o! %im o %a&e le"al capaci# o appea! in %e inesae p!oceedin"s o* %is $i*eCs deceased mo%e!, since %ema# jus adduce p!oo* o* %is 'ein" a *o!ced %ei! in %e inesae p!oceedin"s o* %e lae!. 1@ Be see no !eason no o appl# %is doc!ine o %e case a 'a!. ,%e!e a!e onl# $o su!&i&in" %ei!s, a $i*e o* enmon%s and a sise!, 'o% o* a"e. ,%e pa!ies admi %a %e!e a!e no de's o* %e deceased o 'e paid. B%a is aonce appa!en is %a %ese $o %ei!s a!e no in "ood e!ms. ,%e onl# concei&a'le !eason $%# p!i&ae !espondensee>s appoinmen as adminis!a!i+ is *o! %e! o o'ain possession o* %e alle"ed p!ope!ies o* %e deceased *o! %e!o$n pu!poses, since %ese p!ope!ies a!e p!esenl# in %e %ands o* peiione! $%o supposedl# disposed o* %em*!audulenl#. Be a!e o* %e opinion %a %is is no a compellin" !eason $%ic% $ill necessiae a judicial adminis!aiono* %e esae o* %e deceased. ,o su'jec %e esae o* .nd!es de Gu/man 0e!ei!a, $%ic% does no appea! o 'esu'sanial especiall# since %e onl# !eal p!ope!# le* %as 'een e+!ajudiciall# seled, o an adminis!aionp!oceedin" *o! no use*ul pu!pose $ould onl# unnecessa!il# e+pose i o %e !is> o* 'ein" $ased o! s-uande!ed. Inmos insances o* a simila! nau!e,1D %e claims o* 'o% pa!ies as o %e p!ope!ies le* '# %e deceased ma# 'ep!ope!l# &enilaed in simple pa!iion p!oceedin"s $%e!e %e c!edio!s, s%ould %e!e 'e an#, a!e p!oeced in an#e&en. cdp%il Be, %e!e*o!e, %old %a %e cou! 'elo$ 'e*o!e $%ic% %e adminis!aion p!oceedin"s a!e pendin" $as no jusi*iedin issuin" lee!s o* adminis!aion, %e!e 'ein" no "ood !eason *o! 'u!denin" %e esae o* %e deceased .nd!es deGu/man 0e!ei!a $i% %e coss and e+penses o* an adminis!aion p!oceedin".Bi% %e *o!e"oin" !ulin", i is unnecessa!# *o! us o del&e ino %e issue o* $%o, as 'e$een %e su!&i&in" spouse6ico!ia 3!in"as 0e!ei!a and %e sise! Ria 0e!ei!a Na"ac, s%ould 'e p!e*e!!ed o 'e appoined as adminis!a!i+.B5=R=G7R=, %e lee!s o* adminis!aion issued '# %e Re"ional ,!ial 4ou! o* 3acoo! o Ria 0e!ei!a Na"ac a!e%e!e'# !e&o>ed and %e adminis!aion p!oceedin" dismissed $i%ou p!ejudice o %e !i"% o* p!i&ae !esponden ocommence a ne$ acion *o! pa!iion o* %e p!ope!# le* '# .nd!es de Gu/man 0e!ei!a. No coss.87 7RA=R=A.2