In Re Blanco Estate

This case involves an appeal from an order determining the heirs of Jose Roman Blanco, Sr., also known as Joseph Blanco, deceased. Jose Roman Blanco, Sr., who will be referred to hereinafter for ease of reference as Blanco, died intestate on October 14, 1972. Eventually, on January 29, 1979, a probate judge found that the contested heirs, Maria Socorro Blanco, hereinafter referred to as Socorro, and Maria Santos de Esquilin, also referred to as Maria de los Santos Guzman Torres, hereinafter referred to as Esquilin, were heirs-at-law of Blanco, Sr. A motion for reconsideration by George…