MelecioLabradordiedin1972inZambales,leavingbehindaparcelofland,aholographicwillwrittenin

IlocanoandtranslatedintoEnglish,andthepetitionersashisheirs.3yearslater,Sagrado,Enricaand
CristobalLabradorfiledapetitionfortheprobateoftheholographicwill.JesusandGaudencioLabrador
(brothersofSagrado)opposedsincethethewillhasbeenextinguishedorrevokedbyimplicationoflaw,
allegingthatbeforeMeleciosdeath,thelattersoldtothelottothemforP6000andthat,in1973,Jesus
LabradorsoldthelandtoNavatforP5k.SagradothenfiledfortheannulmentofthesaidDeedofSale;
heallegedlyalreadyacquiredthelandbydevisefromtheirfatherMelecio.TCallowedprobateofthe
will,declaredtheDeedofSalenullandvoid,andorderedJesusandGaudenciotoreimbursepetitioners
5kfortheredemptionpriceoftheland.CAmodifiedthedecision,denyingprobateofwillforbeing
undatedandreversedorderofreimbursement.

TheissueiswhetherornottheallegedholographicwillofMelecioLabradorisdated,asprovided
forinArticle810oftheNewCivilCode.SCruledthatYES.

ThewillhasbeendatedinthehandofthetestatorhimselfinperfectcompliancewithArticle810.Itwas
locatedinthefirstparagraphinpage2.Thelawdoesnotspecifyaparticularlocationwherethedate
shouldbeplacedinthewill.Theonlyrequirementsarethatthedatebeinthewillitselfandexecuted
inthehandofthetestator. Theserequirementsarepresentinthesubjectwill.Thewillwasnotan
agreementbutaunilateralactofMelecioLabradorwhoplainlyknewthatwhathewasexecutingwasa
will.Theactofpartitioningandthedeclarationthatsuchpartitioningasthetestatorsinstructionor
decisiontobefollowedrevealthatMelecioLabradorwasfullyawareofthenatureoftheestateproperty
tobedisposedofandofthecharacterofthetestamentaryactasameanstocontrolthedispositionofhis
estate.Asfortheissueofreimbursement,theyareentitledtothe5ksincepropertyrightfullybelongsto
petitioners. The sale is null and void since respondents sold property belonging to another and one
whichtheyhadnoauthorityover.