Miguela Carrillo, as sister of deceased Adriana
Carrillo and current administratrix of the latter’s estate, brought action to
the CFI Cavite for the annulment of the document of because her sister was
declared mentally incapacitated nine days after the transaction. The defendants
were absolved from the complaint and from this judgment the plaintiff appealed.
Facts:
Nov. 13,
1918 – Adriana is confined in Hospital de San Juan de Dios for cerebral
hemorrhage with hemiplegia. Marcos Jaojoco and his
father Justiniano, defendant-appellees, nephew and brother-in-law,
respectively to the deceased, were theones who took her to the hospital and cared
for her. Dec. 18, 1918 – Adriana left the hospital and called a notary public
to execute the sale of land (11 parcels of land in the barrio of
Ulong-Tubig, municipality of Carmona, province of Cavite at the price of
P4000) to Marcos Jaojoco. Nine days later, she dies and Miguela is
appointed judicial administratrix of said estate. (It is interesting to note
that Miguela was the surety of her sister when the latter acquired it from her
husband in January 1917.)
Issue:
WON Adrian
Carrillo was mentally incapacitated in executing the document of sale.
Held/Ratio:
No. The
plaintiff’s attempt to prove that Adriana was mentally deranged was
insufficient. Being confined in a hospital does not prove insanity. Her doctor
testified that her sickness did not affect her head but only ½ of her
body. Documents produced before the Court before the execution of the document
of sale, shows complex tasks done by Adriana which couldn’t be done by
a mentally incapacitated person
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