RAMIREZ VS VDA.

DE RAMIREZ GLENN AGBAYANI

FACTS:
Jose Eugenio Ramirez died.
Project partition of Ramirez estate submitted by administratri:
First !a"f in fa#or of $arce""e %emoron de Ramirez &'ido'( Frenc! nationa")
Second !a"f &a"so ca""ed t!e *free portion+) in fa#or of Jorge and Roberto Ramirez
&grandnep!e's)
,-.: usufruct in fa#or of $arce""e de Ramirez
/-.: usufruct in fa#or of 0anda de 0rob"es1i &companion( Austrian nationa")
2SS3E: 045 t!e usufruct in fa#or of 0rob"es1i #io"ates Section 6( Artic"e 222 of t!e ,7.6
Constitution '!ic! pro!ibits a"iens to ac8uire "and.
9E:%: 5o
RAT24:
A usufruct does not #est tit"e to a "and
0!at is t!e constitutiona" pro!ibition: #esting "and tit"es in fa#or of a"iens
4T9ER 2SS3ES:
,. ;a"idity of t!e usufruct in fa#or of $arce""e de Ramirez
< ;42%. $arce""e is not entit"ed to any additiona" s!are because t!is 'ou"d amount to more
t!an '!at s!e is entit"ed to under t!e "a' '!ic! is "imited to !er "egitime from t!e Ramirez
estate.
/. ;a"idity of t!e substitutions
< Testator &Jose Ramirez) pro#ided for #"ugar substitution in respect of t!e "egacies of
Roberto and Jorge Ramirez
< Appe""ants 8uestrion t!e substitution in connection 'it! 0anda de 0rob"es1i=s
usufruct o#er t'o t!irds of t!e estate in fa#or of Juan Pab"o Jan1o's1i and 9orace
Ramirez &t!e substitutes)
Simp"e
substitution
;A:2% < Case for simp"e substitution a"so inc"udes refusa" or incapacity to
accept in!eritance> 54T 45:? dying before t!e testator as
appe""ants argue &tetua" basis: Art. @67( Ci#i" Code)
Fideicomissary
substitution
;42% < T!e substitutes &Jan1o's1i and 9orace Ramirez) are not re"ated
to 0rob"es1i. Fideicommisary substitution is #a"id pro#ided t!at
t!e substitution does not go beyond one degree from t!e !eir
originia""y instituted &tetua" basis: Art. @A.( Ci#i" Code)
< 5o abso"ute duty imposed on 0rob"es1i to transmit usufruct to
t!e substitutes as re8uired by Artic"es @A6 and @AB( Ci#i" Code