Questão jurídica principal
Whether the appeal against the heir-certificate decision had become moot after reconsideration by the justice of the peace
Decisão extraída
The appeal had become moot because the first-instance authority reconsidered its decision and issued a new one annulling and replacing the challenged certificate.
Fundamentação extraída
Under Art. 242 CPC, when proceedings end for reasons other than a decision on the merits, the case is struck from the roll. Since the reconsideration decision of 18 January 2013 annulled and replaced the decision of 16 November 2012, there was no longer a live dispute.