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    TY DE ZUZUARREGUI vs. VILLAROSA

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    This case involves a dispute over the estate of Bella Torres. Krizia Katrina Ty-De Zuzuarregui and Rosemary Torres Ty-Rasekhi initially filed a petition for letters of administration as the sole heirs of Bella. Two others, Peter Torres Ty and Catherine Torres Ty-Chavez, later filed a petition claiming to also be biological children of Bella. A third party, Fannie Torres-Ty, also intervened claiming to be a biological child of Bella. Fannie then filed criminal charges against Krizia and Rosemary for falsification. The issue is whether the civil case determining heirship presents a prejudicial question to the criminal case. The Supreme Court ruled that the outcome

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    This case involves a dispute over the estate of Bella Torres. Krizia Katrina Ty-De Zuzuarregui and Rosemary Torres Ty-Rasekhi initially filed a petition for letters of administration as the sole heirs of Bella. Two others, Peter Torres Ty and Catherine Torres Ty-Chavez, later filed a petition claiming to also be biological children of Bella. A third party, Fannie Torres-Ty, also intervened claiming to be a biological child of Bella. Fannie then filed criminal charges against Krizia and Rosemary for falsification. The issue is whether the civil case determining heirship presents a prejudicial question to the criminal case. The Supreme Court ruled that the outcome

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    This case involves a dispute over the estate of Bella Torres. Krizia Katrina Ty-De Zuzuarregui and Rosemary Torres Ty-Rasekhi initially filed a petition for letters of administration as the sole heirs of Bella. Two others, Peter Torres Ty and Catherine Torres Ty-Chavez, later filed a petition claiming to also be biological children of Bella. A third party, Fannie Torres-Ty, also intervened claiming to be a biological child of Bella. Fannie then filed criminal charges against Krizia and Rosemary for falsification. The issue is whether the civil case determining heirship presents a prejudicial question to the criminal case. The Supreme Court ruled that the outcome

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    TY DE ZUZUARREGUI vs. VILLAROSA

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    This case involves a dispute over the estate of Bella Torres. Krizia Katrina Ty-De Zuzuarregui and Rosemary Torres Ty-Rasekhi initially filed a petition for letters of administration as the sole heirs of Bella. Two others, Peter Torres Ty and Catherine Torres Ty-Chavez, later filed a petition claiming to also be biological children of Bella. A third party, Fannie Torres-Ty, also intervened claiming to be a biological child of Bella. Fannie then filed criminal charges against Krizia and Rosemary for falsification. The issue is whether the civil case determining heirship presents a prejudicial question to the criminal case. The Supreme Court ruled that the outcome

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    KRIZIA KATRINA TY-DE ZUZUARREGUI vs.THE HON. JOSELITO C.

    VILLAROSA
    G.R. No. 183788 April 5, 2010

    VILLARAMA, JR., J.:

    Procedural History:
    This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil
    Procedure, as amended, assailing the Resolutions dated August 23, 2007 on the ground of that
    the certification of non-forum shopping was not sign by the petitioner and July 14, 2008 denied
    the motion for reconsideration of the Court of Appeals.

    Statement of Facts:

    Krizia Katrina Ty-De Zuzuarregui and Rosemary Torres Ty-Rasekhi filed a petition for the
    issuance of letters of administration of the estate of her mother Bella Torres before the RTC of
    Pasig City. The initially petitioner opposed for the said petition and ended up in a compromise
    agreement that they were the only heirs of Bella.

    Subsequently, two (2) of Rosemary‘s alleged siblings, Peter Torres Ty and Catherine
    Torres Ty-Chavez , filed a Petition to Annul Judgment Approving Compromise Agreement.
    Claiming that they are also biological children of the late Bella, and are entitled to participate in
    the settlement of the latter‘s estate. Later, private respondent Fannie Torres-Ty, who likewise
    claimed to be a biological child of the late Bella and therefore also entitled to inherit from her,
    filed a petition-in-intervention in the action for annulment of judgment. The latter filed a
    complaint for falsification and perjury against the petitioner and Rosemary.

    Issue:
    Whether or not there is a prejudicial question in the civil action for annulment of
    judgment and the criminal action for falsification of public documents.

    Answer:
    Yes. It is evident that the result of the civil case will determine the innocence or guilt of
    the petitioner in the criminal cases for falsification of public documents.

    Reasoning:
    The criminal cases arose out of the claim of Peter, Catherine, and Fannie that they are
    also the legal heirs of Bella. If it is finally adjudged in the civil case that they are not biological
    children of the late Bella and consequently not entitled to a share in her estate as heirs, there is
    no more basis to proceed with the criminal cases against petitioner who could not have
    committed falsification in her pleadings filed before the RTC of Pasig City, the truth of her
    statements regarding the filiation of Peter, Catherine and Fannie having been judicially settled.

    Holding:
    The petition is GRANTED. The Resolutions dated August 23, 2007 and July 14, 2008 of
    the Court of Appeals are hereby REVERSED and SET ASIDE. The criminal proceedings against
    petitioner are hereby ordered SUSPENDED until the final resolution of civil action.

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