Back

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. Casuga

THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, plaintiff-appellee, vs. FELIZA CASUGA Y MUNAR, accused-appellant.

G.R. No. L-37642 | 1973-10-22

D E C I S I O N

TEEHANKEE, J:
The Court herein affirms the judgment of conviction for slight slander as rendered by the La Union court of file instance after trial de novo on an appeal by the accused-appellant from an adverse original judgment of the municipal court of San Fernando, La Union. The Court thus reaffirms the principle that while the jurisdiction of a court may be challenged at any time, sound public policy bars a party such as appellant from so doing belatedly and challenging the jurisdiction of the court of first instance after having expressly procured that jurisdiction herself and speculating on the fortunes of litigation....