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Simeon Mandac Vs. Eustaquio Gumarad, Et Al. 087 Phil 278

SIMEON MANDAC, plaintiff-appellant, vs. EUSTAQUIO GUMARAD and REGINO LAGUNDINO, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-2202 | 1950-08-31

D E C I S I O N


REYES, J.:

This is an appeal from a decision of the Court of First Instance of Ilocos Norte, dismissing plaintiff's complaint. Appellant claims that the lower court erred (1) in not declaring defendants in default and (2) in sustaining defendants' plea of res judicata.

As to the first alleged error, the record shows that defendants were served with summons on June 10, 1947, and immediately thereafter they wrote to Atty. Irineo Ranjo, soliciting his legal services, but were informed subsequently that the said attorney had already been appointed judge of first instance. On receipt of this information on June 21, 1947,...