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Belmonte, Vicente Eric Case Digest

This case digest summarizes a case regarding the validity of a marriage between Graciana Geronimo and Antonio Esman. When Geronimo died, her brother petitioned to question Esman's capacity to inherit property due to the discovery that their marriage was allegedly celebrated without a marriage license. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's finding that the marriage was valid. The Supreme Court also upheld the lower courts' rulings, finding that the petitioner did not demonstrate that any of the exceptions applied to warrant reversal based on errors of law.

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Belmonte, Vicente Eric Case Digest

This case digest summarizes a case regarding the validity of a marriage between Graciana Geronimo and Antonio Esman. When Geronimo died, her brother petitioned to question Esman's capacity to inherit property due to the discovery that their marriage was allegedly celebrated without a marriage license. The Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's finding that the marriage was valid. The Supreme Court also upheld the lower courts' rulings, finding that the petitioner did not demonstrate that any of the exceptions applied to warrant reversal based on errors of law.

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BELMONTE, VICENTE ERIC

CASE DIGEST

1. GERONIMO VS. CA
Facts:
This is an appeal of certiorari from the decision of CA which affirmed the judgment of
RTC declaring valid the marriage between Graciana Geronimo and Antonio Esman
appointing the latter as the administrator of the estate of the deceased Graciana
Geronimo.

The decedent died on June 2, 1987 without leaving will no descendants nor
ascendants. She was survived by her 2 brothers Tomas and oetitioner Ireneo, her
nephew Salvador and her husband-oppositor Antonio Esman.

However, the husband capacity to inherit the property is now being questioned in
view of the discovery by the petitioner that the marriage was between the opposiotr
and the decedent was celebrated without marriage license.

The petitioner contend that a certification issued by the LCR of Pateros shows that
the marriage license number is not indicated in the contract of marriage license was
issued.

Issue:
Whether the marriage was valid

Ruling:

Yes. "Settled is the rule that only questions of law may be raised in a
petition for certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court. The jurisdiction
of this Court in cases brought to it from the Court of Appeals is limited to
reviewing and revising errors of law imputed to it, its findings of fact being
conclusive. It is not the function of this Court to analyze or weigh such
evidence all over again, its jurisdiction being limited to reviewing errors of
law that might have been committed by the lower court. Barring, therefore,
a showing that the findings complained of are totally devoid of support in
the record, or that they are so glaringly erroneous as to constitute serious
abuse of discretion, they must stand.
There are, however, exceptions to this rule, namely:
(1) When the conclusion is a finding grounded entirely on speculation,
surmises and conjectures; (2) When the inference made is manifestly
mistaken, absurd or impossible; (3) When there is a grave abuse of
discretion; (4) When the judgment is based on a misapprehension of facts;
(5) When the findings of facts are conflicting; (6) When the Court of
Appeals, in making its findings, went beyond the issues of the case and the
same is contrary to the admissions of both appellant and appellee; (7)
When the findings of the Court of Appeals are contrary to those of the trial
court; (8) When the findings of fact are conclusions without citation of
specific evidence on which they are based; (9) When the facts set forth in
the petition as well as in the petitioner's main and reply briefs are not
disputed by the respondents; and (10) When the finding of fact of the Court
of Appeals is premised on the supposed absence of evidence and is
contradicted by the evidence on record."
Petitioner fails to convince us that the instant case falls under any of the
above exceptions.
On this score alone, the petition must inevitably fail. However, if only to
disabuse the mind of the petitioner, we shall proceed to discuss the issue
regarding the alleged absence of a marriage license.

2.

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