SC: Courts may provisionally determine fact of death in ejectment cases

SC: Courts may provisionally determine fact of death in ejectment cases

MANILA, Philippines – Affirming a Court of Appeals (CA) decision, the Supreme Court (SC) has ruled that courts may make a provisional determination on whether a party is alive or deceased in an ejectment case, when such a finding is necessary to resolve the issue of who holds the right to possess the property.This determination, however, is merely provisional and applies exclusively to the ejectment proceedings, according to Chief Justice Alexan…