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Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia, 228 U.S. 335 (1913)
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Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia, 228 U.S. 335 (1913)
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Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia No. 177 Argued March 7, 10, 1913 Decided April 14, 1913 228 U.S. 335
APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
Syllabus
Every presumption is in favor of the validity of a marriage where the marital relations have continued uninterruptedly for over forty years without any question’s being raised or right asserted by anyone claiming under an earlier marriage of one of the parties until more than ten years after the death, and five years after the distribution of the property, of that party.
The validity of such a marriage should not be impugned except upon clear, strong, and unequivocal proof; nor, in the absence of such proof, will this Court reverse the judgment of the lower court sustaining its validity when attacked by those who had opportunity to do so before the death of both spouses.
16 Phil. 137 affirmed.
The facts, which involve conflicting claims to the estate of a Chinese merchant domiciled in the Philippine Islands and of the validity of his marriage, are stated in the opinion.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia, 228 U.S. 335 (1913) in 228 U.S. 335 228 U.S. 336. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LM8AVF59YEVKI4L.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia, 228 U.S. 335 (1913), in 228 U.S. 335, page 228 U.S. 336. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LM8AVF59YEVKI4L.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Sy Joc Lieng v. Gregorio Sy Quia, 228 U.S. 335 (1913). cited in 1913, 228 U.S. 335, pp.228 U.S. 336. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LM8AVF59YEVKI4L.
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