Civpro Digest Jan. 4, 2011 (Incomplete)

Civil Procedure G.R. No. 72566 April 12,1988

Delbros Hotel Corporation v IAC Petitioner: DELBROS HOEL !ORPORA"ON Re#pon$ent#: "A!, H"LON "NERNA"ONAL !O%PAN&, R"!HARD !HAP%AN, 'LA("ANO %OS)*ERA, +R.

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Petition or -ertiorri on t/e re#ol0tion o t/e "ntere$ite Appellte !o0rt. 'e. 27, 1985. Delro# ile$  -oplint or terintion o 3reeent n$ $3e#, 4it/ 4it/ prer or t/e i##0n-e o  re#trinin3 or$er n$or 4rit o preliinr n$tor in0n-tion 3in#t prite re#pon$ent# Hilton. "n t/eir %n3eent A3reeent, Delro# 4ill inn-e$, 0ilt, 0rni#/e$ n$ e0ippe$  ir#t-l## /otel n$ t/e opertion n$ n3eent o 4/i-/ 4# 3rnte$ to Hilton. Delro# lle3e$ t/t Hilton re0#e$ to reit t /eir #/re o t/e 3ro## proit # #tip0lte$ in t/eir 3reeent. "n t/eir An#4er 4it/ -op0l#or -o0nter-li, Hilton #i$ t/t Delro# /# no -0#e o -tion n$ t/t t/eir -li# /$ een 4ie$ or n$one$. %r. 21, 1985. /e R! t/en i##0e$  4rit o preliinr preliinr  in0n-tion in0n-tion enoinin3 enoinin3 Hilton n$ !/pn ro $i#po#in3, $i#po#in3, -on-elin3 -orporte re-or$# n$ #to-;#, # 4ell # $i#0r#in3 n$ trn#errin3 0n$# t/erero. Hilton 4ent to t/e "A! on  petition or -ertiorri -ertiorri ##ilin3 t/e #i$ 4rit. 4rit. +0l , 1967, 4/en t/eir -o0n#el -t0ll re-eie$ $elier o t/e or$er o $enil o +0ne 29, 1967, A030#t 9, 1967 4o0l$ pper to e t/e t/irtiet/ $ o #i$ perio$, t/ere ein3 16 $# ro +0l 2> to A030#t 9, 1967

re#pon$ent# on t/e ot/er /n$ -onten$e$ t/t petitioner# ile$ ere #-rp# o pper entitle$ noti-e o ppel, re-or$ on ppel n$ ppel on$ n$ t/t te purported notice of appeal, record on appeal and appeal !ond "ere filed muc !eyond te period "itin "ic to perfect an appeal   t/e r30e t/t: 1 petitioner#@ otion o % 17, 1967 to #et #i$e t/e or$er o prote i# proor, n$ $i$ not, t/ereore, #0#pen$ t/e perio$ or ppel 2 ##0in3 t/e -ontrr, t/e perio$ or ppel o petitioner#, ter t/e or$er o $enil o +0ne 29, 1967, #/o0l$ e -on#i$ere$ # /in3 een re#0e$ on +0l 1F, 1967, 4/en t/e ir#t noti-e, # ore#tte$, 4# i##0e$  t/e %nil Po#t Oi-e n$ not ro +0l 2>, 1967  4/en petitioner# -t0ll re-eie$ $elier o #i$ or$er

ISSUE:  4/et/er or not petitioner# too; t/eir ppel on tie  ilin3 t/eir noti-e o ppel, ppel on$ n$ re-or$ on ppel on A030#t 9, 1967

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Se-tion 8 o R0le 1< Completeness of service.  Per#onl #eri-e i# -oplete 0pon -t0l $elier. Seri-e  or$inr il i# -oplete 0pon t/e e=pirtion o ie 5 $# ter ilin3, 0nle## t/e -o0rt ot/er4i#e proi$e#. Seri-e  re3i#tere$ il i# -oplete 0pon -t0l re-eipt  t/e $$re##ee 0t i /e il# to -li /i# il ro t/e po#t oi-e 4it/in ie 5 $# ro t/e $te o ir#t noti-e o t/e po#t#ter, #eri-e #/ll t;e ee-t t t/e e=pirtion o #0-/ tie.

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t/e perio$ or ppel o petitioner# #/o0l$ e $eee$ to /e re#0e$ 0pon t/e e=pirtion o ie $# ro +0l 1F, 1967, t/e $te t/e ir#t noti-e 4# i##0e$, # -ertiie$  t/e po#t oi-e, n$ not ro +0l 2>, 1967, 4/en t/e re3i#tere$ il -ontinin3 t/e $enil or$er 4# -t0ll re-eie$  petitioner#@ -o0n#el  re#pon$ent# $o not point to n ei$en-e proin3 t/e $te 4/en t/e ir#t noti-e ro t/e %nil Po#t Oi-e 4# -t0ll $eliere$ to t/e $$re## o petitioner#@ -o0n#el. All t/t pper# in t/e re-or$ eore *# i# t/t t/e #i$ noti-e 4# i##0e$  t/e Po#t Oi-e on +0l 1F, 1967

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proo #/o0l$ l4# e ille to t/e po#t oi-e not onl o 4/et/er or not t/e noti-e# o re3i#tere$ il /e een reporte$ $eliere$  t/e letter -rrier 0t l#o o /o 4 or to 4/o n$ 4/en #0-/ $elier /# een $e   4/en t/e po#t oi-e ;e#  -ertii-tion re3r$in3 $elier o re3i#tere$ il, #0-/ -ertii-tion #/o0l$ in-l0$e t/e $t not onl # to 4/et/er or not t/e -orre#pon$in3 noti-e# 4ere i##0e$ or #ent 0t l#o # to /o4, 4/en n$ to 4/o t/e $elier t/ereo 4# $e.  t/e -ertii-tion in t/e -#e t r t/t t/e ir#t n$ #e-on$ noti-e# $$re##e$ to Att. Nr# /$ een i##0e$ -n /r$l #0i-e to re0ireent# o e0it n$ 0#ti-e. "t 4# in-0ent 0pon t/e po#t oi-e to 0rt/er -erti t/t #i$ no ti-e# 4ere reporte$l re-eie$  ?/en t/ere re #eerl relte$ -t# #0ppo#e$ to e perore$   p0li- oi-er or eploee in re3r$ to  prti-0lr tter, t/e pre#0ption o re30lrit in t/e perorn-e o oi-il 0n-tion# 4o0l$ not ri#e n$ e -on#i$ere$ # -opre/en$in3 ll t/e re0ire$ -t#, i t/e -ertii-tion i##0e$  t/e proper oi-e reer# onl to #oe o #0-/ -t#, prti-0lrl in in#tn-e# 4/erein proo o 4/et/er or not ll o t/e /e een perore$ i# ille 0n$er t/e l4 or oi-e re30ltion# to t/e oi-er ;in3 t/e -ertii-tion

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t/e oi##ion o #oe o t/e -t# in t/e -ertii-tion  0#ti t/e ineren-e t/t ro t/e proo ille to t/e oi-er t/ere i# no #/o4in3 t/t t/e /e l#o een perore$   4/ere t/e -ertii-tion i# 4or$e$ in 3enerl ter# t/t re#onl -opre/en$ perorn-e o ll t/e relte$ -t#, t/e pre#0ption o irre30lrit /ol$# # to ll o t/e

E/48A8 vs. 0HF *n$er -on#i$ertion i#@ t/i#@ petition or reie4 on -ertiorri to n0lli  n$ #et #i$e t/e $e-i#ion $te$ Septeer 17, 1997 o t/e !o0rt o Appel# !A in !AG.R. No. SP>19>2, n$ it# re#ol0tion $te$ April 27, 1999, $enin3 petitioner@# otion or re-on#i$ertion.

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Re#pon$ent, (H' P/il. "n-. ile$ n ee-tent #0it 3in#t petitioner, An$ )0elnn, inolin3  -on$oini0 0nit t t/e Legaspi #o"ers  4/i-/ re#pon$ent -lie$ to /e een le#e$  petitioner. %! o %nil o0n$ t/t @#0on# to3et/er 4it/  -op o t/e -oplint 4# #ere$ on petitionerQ t/r0 /i# 4ie on A030#t 25, 1992  #0#tit0te$ #eri-e n$ t/t petitioner @ile$ to ile /i# n#4er 4it/in t/e re3leentr perio$@. Noeer 2