Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
of Administration
(Rule 78)
Letters testamentary
Drunkenness
something more gross than occasional must
appears in order to preclude the appointment
of the person entitled.
Improvidence
in the
likely to
of the
Want of Understanding
is a disqualification where it amount to lack of
intelligence
Want of Integrity
means a soundness of moral privilege
and character
-to sustain judgment of want of integrity the
accusation shld be certain and grave in its
nature and must be established by proof
of which atleast required for conviction in
a criminal prosecution.
Sec 2
Executor of executor
administer estate
not
to
Sec 3
Married women may serve as executrix or
administratrix, and the marriage of a single
woman shall not affect her authority so to
serve under a previous appointment
sec 4
Letters testamentary issued when will
allowed.
When a will has been proved and
allowed, the court shall issue letters
testamentary thereon to the person
named as executor therein, if he is
competent, accepts the trust, and
gives bond as required by these
rules(Sec. 4).
sec 5
Where some co-executors disqualified
others may act.When all of the executors
named in a will cannot act because of
incompetency, refusal to accept the trust,
or failure to give bond, on the part of one
or more of them, letters testamentary
may issue to such of them as are
competent, accept and give bond, and they
may perform the duties and discharge the
trust required by the will.
Order of preference
(1) Priority in selecting an administrator
(a) Surviving spouse, or next of kin, or
both, or person as such surviving spouse,
or next of kin, requests;
Facts:
Julita
Relucio
was
appointed
administratrix of the testate estate of
Felipe Relucio, Sr on Aug 24, 1925.
LOrenzo, Rolando and Letecia Relucio
filed opposition on June 27, 1950 to the
CFI of Manila.
CFI Manila issued order on Jan 15, 1951
appointing
Rolando
Relucio
as
administrator
in
substitution
to
petitioner, Julita Relucio.
Issue/s:
whether or not a court may legally
appoint Special Administrator even if
there exist a regular administrator?
Held:
special administrator may be appointed " section 1 of Rule
81 of the Rules of Court: "When there is delay in granting
letters testamentary or of administration occasioned by an
appeal from the allowance or disallowance of a will, or from
any other cause, the court may appoint a special
administrator to collect and take charge of the estate of the
deceased and executors or administrators thereupon
appointed.
"and under section 8 of Rule 87 which provides as follows:
"If the executor or administrator has a claim against the
estate he represents, he shall give notice thereof, in
writing, to the court, and the court shall appoint a special
administrator who shall, in the adjustment of such claim,
have the same power and be subject to the same liability
as the general administrator or executor in the settlement
of other claims