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Zamora vs. Court of Appeals

BERNARDINO S. ZAMORA, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS and NORMA MERCADO ZAMORA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 141917 | 2007-02-07

DECISION
 
AZCUNA, J.:

This is an appeal by certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court to annul and set aside the Decision and Resolution of the Court of Appeals (CA) dated August 5, 1999 and January 24, 2000 in CA-G.R. CV No. 53525, entitled "Bernardino S. Zamora v. Norma Mercado Zamora," which affirmed the dismissal of a complaint for declaration of nullity of marriage.

The facts[1] are:

Petitioner and private respondent were married on June 4, 1970 in Cebu City. After their marriage, they lived together at No. 50-A Gorordo Avenue, Cebu City. The union did not produce any child. In 1972, private respondent left for the...