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Mariano A. Albert vs. Court Of First Instance, Et Al.

MARIANO A. ALBERT, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE (BR. VI), UNIVERSITY PUBLISHING CO., INC., and JOSE M. ARUEGO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-26364 | 1968-05-29

D E C I S I O N 


REYES, J.B.L., J.: 

This case is a veritable legal marathon. Originally docketed in 1949, within a span of 19 years, the legal dispute has come to this Court four times: 

(1) L-9300, promulgated April 18, 1958; 

(2) L-15275, promulgated October 24, 1960; 

(3) L-18350, dismissed May 17, 1961; and 

(4) L-19118, promulgated January 30, 1965 (Resolution on Defendant's Motion for Reconsideration denied on June 16, 1965). 

The present petition for certiorari is the fifth. The time is long past when courts of justice must write finis to this case. For,. 

"Public policy and sound practice demand...