G.R. No.

L-13431

November 12, 1919

In Re Will Of Ana Abangan. Gertrudis Abangan, Appellee

Anastacia Abangan, Et Al., Appelants

FACTS: Court admitted to probate Ana Abangan's two page will. Appellants allege
several omissions are defects in will: No page numbers were included. The first page
contained, the signature of Martin Montalban and three witnesses appear, while the
second page contains only the attestation clause duly signed at the bottom by the
witnesses and no signature by the testatrix or the witnesses was placed on the left
margin of the will; neither were there.

ISSUE: Is the will invalid due to the lack of signature and page numbers?

HELD: No. When all the dispositive parts of a will signed at the bottom by the testator
and three witnesses are written on one sheet only, the object of the statute cannot be
hidden and would be completely purposeless. (Act No. 2045)